Two 19-year-olds charged in gunpoint robbery spree across Philadelphia

Philadelphia police have arrested two 19-year-old men in connection with a series of gunpoint robberies that spanned multiple neighborhoods earlier in October, according to Central Detective Division investigators. Jaiden Bethea and Kyeme Hunter are facing multiple charges for at least seven robberies that police say targeted people carrying bags, purses or backpacks in Center City and North Philadelphia among other locations.According to police, the seven robberies took place on Oct. 2, Oct. 4 and Oct. 6 in the 9th and 22nd Police Districts. Investigators say evidence could also link the suspects to an eighth robbery.Police have identified the suspects as Jaiden Bethea and Kyeme Hunter. Bethea faces charges including criminal conspiracy, robbery, possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. Hunter was charged with criminal consp