14-Year-Old Girl Used Traffic Cone To Beat Elderly Man To Death With Her Pals

A 14-year-old girl has been charged with third-degree murder after she allegedly used a traffic cone to brutally beat a 73-year-old man to death in Philadelphia last month.

The teen suspect, who has not been publicly identified due to her age, and her six friends allegedly chased and assaulted 73-year-old James Lambert down a Philadelphia street with a traffic cone and beat him to death on June 24 night.

The Philadelphia Police Department released surveillance footage of the attack and offered a reward for the arrest and conviction of the teen suspects. The underage girl turned herself in on Wednesday, July 13, and has been charged with third-degree murder and conspiracy in connection with Lambert's death, Daily News reported.

The girl's arrest comes after 14-year-old Richard Jones had turned himself in earlier this week in connection with the incident. Jones’ 10-year-old brother also turned himself in. However, he was released without being charged.

Surveillance footage released by the Philadelphia Police Department shows a group of four boys and three girls chasing Lambert down a street with a traffic cone just before 3 a.m. on June 24. In the video, one teen, later identified as Jones, can be seen throwing the cone at Lambert, who falls to the ground.

The 14-year-old girl, who surrendered herself to the authorities, can then be seen picking up the cone and throwing it again at Lambert while he's still laying on the pavement. As the man slowly got up and tried to run away, the girl picked up the cone and threw the cone at him again.

Meanwhile, one of the other juvenile suspects can be seen recording the attack on his cell phone as others chased the victim down the street.

Lambert was taken to a hospital for treatment. However, the elderly victim succumbed to his injuries and died a day later from blunt force trauma

The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for the other offenders and has offered a US$20,000 reward for information that will lead to more arrests, as well as the conviction of each suspect.

"I just don’t understand what’s going on in our city," Tania Stephens, Lambert's niece, said. "He’s walked that path for 60, 70 years of his life, and for his life to be snuffed out like that, is just unbelievable."