Police Chief's Son Killed By Police After Murdering Ex-Girlfriend

By VINCE LATTANZIO, Philadelphia News

The son of a Chester police officer is a murderer says the Delaware County D.A. after the man used his father's duty pistol to shoot his ex-girlfriend Monday night. Investigators also believe he may be to blame for the deaths of his two children. Aaron Michael, 29, disregarded a protection of abuse order when he showed up at Andrea Arrington's Ridley Township door, Delco district attorney G. Michael Green said Tuesday. This was the second time Michael rebuked the order since it was filed against him on July 2.


As the two argued, Michael pulled the stolen 40-caliber semi-automatic pistol and shot Arrington up to 10 times in the chest, arms and legs, police said. He fled the scene to his home on the 100 block of W. 23rd Street in Chester, Pa. In the meantime, police and paramedics arrived to find Arrington lying on the sidewalk in front of her home along the 1500 block of Constitution Avenue. Though she was dying, the woman was conscious-enough to tell officers that Michael was the shooter, Green said.

Chester police responded to Michael's house, which he shares with his father -- a 15-year veteran of the Chester police force. The father was in Florida at the time of the incident. When officers announced themselves, Michael tried to flee from the back door of the home, but was met by an officer. The man raised his gun to the officer, who shot him in the chest, investigators said. He was transported to Crozer Chester Medical Center, but later died. Arrington was also taken to the same hospital and rushed into surgery, but succumbed to her injuries early Tuesday. Before police arrived at Michael's home, the man allegedly made two phone calls to friends admitting to killing his two young children years before.



Michael was the father to three children -- a 2-year old boy with Arrington and two others with different women. Alijah Townes, was four-months old, when he died two years ago Tuesday. His half brother Lamar Patrick, 4, died on September 29, 2005. In both cases, the medical examiners ruled that the cause of death was "undetermined," said Green. Their father was questioned in each case, but investigators did not find any evidence linking the man to the deaths. "[The mothers] were extremely suspicious of the circumstances that led to the death in each case," Green said. Prosecutors have reopened both cases in light of the new findings.
Arrington's mother Audra Thornton-Arrington was crushed by the murder. The 23-year old was about to earn her associates degree and was set to attend Temple University in the fall. "She was beautiful to me," said the mother. "She was a good girl…and wanted to be in television." A memorial is growing at the spot where Arrington was gunned down as family and friends grieve her loss. Autopsies will be performed on both the Michael and Arrington. Prosecutors also notified the mothers of the two deceased children about the investigation.