Malik Palmer is a robbery fugitive from justice, police said
The suspect who fled from authorities in a Lansdale neighborhood Thursday afternoon, prompting a lockdown of Penndale Middle School and an extensive search in the Pennbrook neighborhood off Hancock Street, evaded capture and remains wanted by authorities, with his whereabouts are unknown Thursday night.
Malik Palmer is considered a robbery fugitive from justice, according to the FBI.
On Friday afternoon, at 1:30 p.m., Upper Gwynedd Police was advised that Palmer was possibly in the area of Pennbrook Train Station, Upper Gwynedd Police said.
Patrol officers responded to the area and saw Palmer. When officers attempted to make contact with him, he allegedly fled on foot, despitre being ordered to stop.
A search ensued of the area with aid from Lansdale Police, Whitpain Township Police, Towamencin Township Police, Lower Providence Township Police, Montgomery Township Police and its K-9 unit, Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI.
While conducting the search, decisions regarding public safety were made in real time, police said. As the search progressed, schools were notified if a lockdown was necessary or if the students could be released, police said.
Call 911 with any information on Palmer or his whereabouts.
