Philadelphia Father Murdered After Trying To Remove Baby From Car During Car Jacking

This is Gerard Grandzol, 38, a Philadelphia father who was killed Thursday in one of the most horrific and senseless acts of violence imaginable.  Two men stopped Grandzol in front of his home in a carjacking.  Grandzol would not turn over the keys of his car until he got his 2-year-old toddler out of the car.  One of the men proceeded to murder him in front of his daughter.

Grandzol, 28, had just returned from a day out with his toddler and his dog to the park where they played Frisbee.  Police say that two men Maurice Roberts, 21, and Marvin Roberts, 16, ,  demanded his wallet  and car keys.  Grandzol complied by insisted on getting his two-year-old child first. That is when Marvin Roberts (left) allegedly shot him twice in the face.

The two robbers ran from the scene and dropped Grandzol’s wallet.  They were identified with camera at a train station. Maurice Roberts was arrested first and his younger brother was arrested later in New Jersey. There were also reportedly home security cameras that captured the murder.

Both suspects were reportedly have prior criminal records.  

A Go Fund Me site have been created for his two children and wife.