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Philly Chucky mask suspect has ties to Los Angeles and may be in the area, police warn

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Newest development Aug 21, 2026 · 2 reportsPhilly Chucky mask suspect has ties to Los Angeles and may be in the area, police warn

A nationwide manhunt is underway for a 22-year-old suspect accused of terrorizing people in Philadelphia while wearing a "Chucky-style" Halloween mask. Law enforcement officials warned that the suspect has deep work and personal ties to Los Angeles and may already be present in the local area.

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  1. Philadelphia police ID man in "Chucky-style" mask as Zymire Hughes

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. 'Chucky' mask suspect identified after allegedly terrorizing pedestrians in Philadelphia

    Headline from MyStateline ·

  3. Newest

    Philly Chucky mask suspect has ties to Los Angeles and may be in the area, police warn

    Headline from Foxla ·

4 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. PhillyVoice

    Man in Halloween mask chased people near City Hall, police say (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    A man wearing a Halloween mask that resembled Chucky terrorized several people in Center City last week, Philadelphia police say. Surveillance footage shows him chasing after a 40-year-old woman near City Hall.

  2. NBC News

    Suspect in Chucky-style mask wanted for assault in Philadelphia after chasing jogger (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Philadelphia police asked for the public’s help to find a man wanted for assault who donned a Chucky-style horror mask and “made threatening comments” while chasing a woman near City Hall, officials said Tuesday.

  3. Louder With Crowder

    Man In Creepy Chucky Mask Is Chasing Innocent People In Philadelphia (opens Louder With Crowder)

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    Louder With Crowder's feed description

    Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium ! Halloween seems to have come early this year. A man in a Chucky-style mask has been accused of harassing random people on the street, going as far as chasing an innocent woman on a jog and asking her if she was "re…

  4. End Time Headlines

    Masked suspect wanted for terrorizing Center City Philadelphia residents (opens End Time Headlines)

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    End Time Headlines's feed description

    Police in Philadelphia are hunting a masked man accused of stalking and threatening women in the heart of Center City, including a chilling early-morning chase that left a jogger fleeing in fear near City Hall.

  5. CBS News

    Woman describes confronting man in Chucky-style mask who chased her (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man they say chased at least a half dozen people last week within a half hour while wearing a Chucky-style mask.

  6. CBS News

    Philadelphia police ID man in "Chucky-style" mask as Zymire Hughes (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police have identified the suspect wanted for terrorizing people near City Hall last week while wearing a "Chucky-style" mask.

  7. PhillyVoice

    Man who allegedly wore Halloween mask to terrorize people near City Hall identified by police (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Zymire Hughes, 22, has been identified by Philadelphia police as the man who allegedly harassed people near City Hall last week while wearing a Halloween mask. He is still at large, and investigators believe he might have fled Pennsylvania.

  8. New York Post

    Chucky-mask-wearing suspect unmasked as Zymire Hughes after allegedly asking jogger ‘are you ready to die?’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A Chucky-doll-mask-wearing suspect who allegedly terrorized Philadelphia this week has been unmasked by cops as he remains on the run. “The masked suspect sought in the 8/12 assaults near 15th & JFK has been identified as Zymire Hughes, 22,” the Philadelphia Police Department stated in a post on X.

  9. NBC News

    Man in creepy Chucky-style mask wanted by Philadelphia police is possibly on the run (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Philadelphia police on Thursday identified a man they believe donned a scary Chucky-style mask and “made threatening comments” while chasing a woman near City Hall, officials said.

  10. Fox News

    Police identify suspect accused of terrorizing Philadelphia women while wearing creepy Chucky-style mask (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Surveillance video allegedly shows Zymire Hughes, 22, wearing a creepy Halloween mask and chasing women in Philadelphia before a combat-trained woman fought back.

  11. MyStateline

    'Chucky' mask suspect identified after allegedly terrorizing pedestrians in Philadelphia (opens MyStateline)

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    MyStateline's feed description

    Police have identified and issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of frightening and threatening pedestrians while wearing a "Chucky"-style mask in downtown Philadelphia.

  12. Fox News

    Timeline reveals how man in 'Chucky' mask terrorized Philadelphia streets, evaded police (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Surveillance footage shows Zymire Hughes in a Chucky Halloween mask allegedly terrorizing people near City Hall Philadelphia before evading SEPTA police.

  13. Foxla

    Philly Chucky mask suspect has ties to Los Angeles and may be in the area, police warn (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A nationwide manhunt is underway for a 22-year-old suspect accused of terrorizing people in Philadelphia while wearing a "Chucky-style" Halloween mask. Law enforcement officials warned that the suspect has deep work and personal ties to Los Angeles and may already be present in the local area.

  14. Fox News

    Philadelphia Chucky-style mask suspect has ties to Los Angeles area, could be in area, police warn (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Zymire Hughes, the masked suspect who allegedly terrorized Philadelphia joggers, may be in Los Angeles, with U.S. Marshals and police actively searching.