Sanitation worker Nelson Slaughter charged after firing at Philadelphia sanitation facility

Incident overview

Nelson Slaughter, a 61-year-old sanitation worker, fired two gunshots into a Department of Sanitation facility on the 3900 block of North Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia just after 7 p.m. on Nov. 26.

Witnesses told police that he entered the facility and was acting erratically at the time.

The man was identified as 61-year-old Nelson Slaughter.

Event timeline and pursuit

Slaughter left the facility, returned, and fired two gunshots into the building, according to police.

Officers investigating in the area saw a man matching the witnesses' description and attempted to stop him.

He ran away and allegedly threw a gun over a fence before he was arrested, and the gun was retrieved from the property by the Philadelphia Fire Department.

Investigation and findings

The Philadelphia Fire Department helped officers get the gun from the property.

Slaughter is a sanitation worker assigned to a different team from the one where the incident occurred.

He was charged with aggravated assault, burglary and other related charges.

Charges and status

The Department of Sanitation facility involved is located on the 3900 block of North Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia.

The incident occurred just after 7 p.m. on November 26.

Slaughter was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, burglary and other related charges.