According to police, Andil Fatokinsi, 20, of the 4500 block of G Street in Philadelphia, began his multi-agency offenses when he stopped at the Lansdale Post Office on Wednesday, Oct. 9 asking for his final check. A manager there told him that it was not yet ready, and to come back on Friday, said reports.
Lansdale Borough Police said they’d received a report of an irate postal service former employee at the location around 9:39 a.m. on the same date, preceding the PSP pursuit of the Camry. A supervisor at the post office reported that Fatokinsi was instructed on Oct. 9 to come back on Friday for a final paycheck, but that he was to use the retail window and not the employee entrance to do so. The supervisor said that Fatokinsi was wearing a crossbody Gucci brand bag at the time and stated, “You see this?” holding up the bag, said reports. Fatokinsi also held up his hands, which were covered in black nitrate gloves, and said “Do you see these?” before leaving the post office, police said.
On Friday morning, the supervisor told police that around 9:30 a.m., he’d gotten a text message from Fatokinsi which read “Hello mama’s boy. I’m on my way,” reports stated. The supervisor said he did not recognize the number, and asked who it was, to which a text response was returned stating “Andil,” said police.
According to reports Fatokinsi continued to message the supervisor “things about social media, racism, and ended with a text stating, “We enemies now” and “You can’t track my arrival,” which caused the supervisor to alert Lansdale police.
Police said they then texted Fatokinsi’s phone around 9:51 a.m., explaining they were the police and wanted to speak to him regarding the incident at the post office in Lansdale, to which he responded, “Haha, You Better be there as well.” Reports stated that police requested that Fatokinsi meet with them at the police station in Lansdale, but Fatokinsi responded “Meet me at 20 Vine,” the address of the post office.
The postal office supervisor told police that Fatokinsi came into the office, and while in the front lobby said “You think I’m scared of cops … You are going to be my first body.” According to police reports, the supervisor then ordered the front window staff to secure the service window and to go back into the employee-only workspace for safety. The supervisor continued to relay to employees to gather and shelter inside the building, securing all doors fearing for employees’ lives, police said. This caused a halt of postal office operations, as the employees then ceased customer service, said reports.