DOVER, Del. (AP)— Keith Gibson, alleged serial killer convicted of two murders in DelawareHe was sentenced to seven life sentences final week by a Delaware decide.
Gibson nonetheless faces costs in Philadelphia associated to 4 murders in 2021, together with the alleged homicide of his mom.
Delaware Superior Court docket Choose Ferris Wharton additionally sentenced Keith Gibson, 41, to just about 300 years in jail for theft, tried homicide and different costs.
Authorities say Gibson went on a violent rampage shortly after being launched in December 2020 from a Delaware jail the place he served about 13 years for involuntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm throughout the fee of a felony.
A Wilmington jury convicted him final 12 months of homicide and theft. within the murders of Leslie Ruiz-Basilio, 28, and Wilmington drug vendor Ronald Wright, 42.
Ruiz-Basilio labored at a Metro PCS retailer in Elsmere, Delaware..
Gibson was additionally convicted of tried homicide and theft for capturing Wilmington retailer clerk Belal Almansoori, armed theft of a pharmacy, assault, conspiracy and firearms offenses.
The Philadelphia district lawyer additionally authorised homicide costs in opposition to Gibson within the slayings of his mom and a donut store supervisor, in addition to the deaths of two males discovered shot within the head at a retailer within the Germantown neighborhood of town.
Jane Roh, a spokeswoman for Philadelphia District Legal professional Larry Krasner, mentioned Friday that Gibson shall be extradited to be formally charged in Philadelphia, however no timetable has been set.
Delaware prosecutors relied closely on video surveillance footage displaying the robberies and shootings of Ruiz-Basilio and Almansoori. Additionally they argued that ballistics proof linked the shootings of Ruiz-Basilio and Wright and tied them to a revolver recovered when Gibson was arrested.
Protection attorneys didn’t current any proof of their very own and didn’t name any witnesses. As a substitute, they tried to seek out holes within the prosecution's case by questioning witnesses and mentioning that there was no DNA or fingerprint proof linking Gibson to the crimes.
Surveillance footage from the shop from Might 2021 reveals Ruiz-Basilio being shot within the head at point-blank vary whereas his arms had been raised. His truck was later recovered in Philadelphia, close to Gibson's house.
Almansoori was shot three weeks later. He was left mendacity on the ground of his retailer pretending to be lifeless after a gunman's first shot missed him. After stealing a number of objects, the gunman shot the teenager within the head. As he was leaving, the gunman turned and shot Almansoori once more. Almansoori survived and testified at Gibson's trial.
Almansoori was shot a day after Wright was murdered at his Wilmington residence, which prosecutors say was a recognized drug home.
Earlier, the identical day Wright was shot, Christine Lugo, 40, was confronted by an armed man whereas opening a Dunkin' retailer in North Philadelphia. Police say Gibson pushed her inside, grabbed about $300 and shot her within the head, a homicide that was additionally captured on surveillance video.
When police arrested him in June 2021, Gibson was sporting a bulletproof vest and carrying distinctive ammunition that prosecutors mentioned matched bullet fragments discovered on the two crime scenes. A revolver that prosecutors say was used within the capturing was discovered close by.