Lower Merion Township Police Press Release Re: Kelvin Roberts Wanted
KELVIN ROBERTS WANTED FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN LOWER MERION HOME INVASION, HOMICIDE
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Merion Superintendent of Police Andrew Block announce an arrest warrant for Kelvin Roberts, 42, of Philadelphia, charged with Second-Degree Murder, Robbery, Burglary and related charges in connection to the home invasion and homicide in Lower Merion.
At around 2:20 a.m., on Sunday, December 8, 2024, Lower Merion Police responded to 9 Meredith Road in Lower Merion Township for a report of a home invasion shooting. They arrived to find Andrew Gaudio, 25, deceased with multiple gunshot wounds and Bernadette Gaudio, 61, conscious and suffering several gunshot wounds. Bernadette was transported to Lakenau Medical Center, where she underwent emergency surgery. She remains in critical condition.
A joint investigation by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau and the Lower Merion Township Police Department found dashcam footage from a Lower Merion Police Patrol vehicle, which captured the officer pulling in front of a white Hyundai Azera, driven by Roberts, leaving the scene of the homicide. The vehicle has a Pennsylvania Registration 24963 PD.
During a search through Pennsylvania Department of Transportation records, detectives matched the vehicle to a resident on Sansom Street in Philadelphia. Also found on the dash camera footage was a green Jeep Cherokee, later revealed to be owned by the victim, found leaving the scene. On Sansom Street, the Jeep Cherokee was identified and recovered for processing.
At the Sansom Street address, police spoke to a juvenile at the residence and showed them a photograph of the suspect in the Hyundai Azera. The juvenile identified the person as Kelvin Roberts.
If anyone sees Roberts, do not approach and call 911. He may be armed and dangerous. Roberts is a black male with black and gray hair. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 260 pounds.
The District Attorney’s Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information on this defendant that leads to his apprehension. For anyone with tips on the whereabouts of Roberts, call Lower Merion Police Department at 610-278-3386 or Montgomery County Detective at 610-278-3386.
CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND ANY DISCUSSION THEREOF, ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS AND ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.