Man Charged in Philadelphia ATM Killings

In this still image taken from surveillance video released by the Philadelphia Police Department, shown is an unidentified suspect near an opened ATM in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. The robber shot and killed two armored car guards servicing an ATM outside a bank early Thursday, authorities said. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department) (AP)

The victims, William Widmaier, 65, and Joseph Alullo, 54, were friends from their days together on the police force. They had both gone to work for Loomis, the armored-car company, after they retired _ Widmaier in 1989 and Alullo in 2000.

The victims were not wearing bulletproof vests. Loomis does not require its guards to wear them, but the company said it would now review that policy.

The robber approached the armored car from behind Thursday morning outside a bank in northeast Philadelphia. Surveillance tapes from the Wachovia bank security camera and another business show the robber getting out of his car and putting on gloves before firing.

The gunman shot Widmaier once in the chest and Alullo three times in the chest and abdomen, police have said. He then fired at a third guard driving the vehicle, who was grazed by the shattered window.

The gunman left with a bag of deposits _ likely a mix of cash and checks _ but police do not think there was much money in it.

Tipsters who reported information about an Acura and driver matching the surveillance images led police to an apartment complex Friday afternoon, where authorities said they found Ali preparing to leave the area.

"We want to bring peace to the streets of the city," said Jody Weis, the FBI's supervisory agent in Philadelphia. "That cannot happen without the cooperation of the citizens."

Widmaier, married with adult children, was the union shop steward for the Pennsauken, N.J., based division of Loomis, where both men worked. Alullo was married with three daughters.