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Violent Night In Philadelphia, 5 Shot
Five people are recovering from gunshot wounds overnight, after three separate shootings in Philadelphia.
Police say two people were shot in the 100 block of Olney Street. Both victims were shot in the groin. Police report, one person is in critical condition, the second is in stable condition. Both are at Einstein Medical Center. The victims have not been identified. Police say they are both in their 20's.
Police are also investigating a double shooting at Broad and Hunting Park Avenue. Police say the victims suffered minor injuries. Both are at Temple University Hospital.
And an unidentified person is listed in critical condition at Temple after being shot in the chest overnight. It happened at C and Indiana Str
eets.
Police have not made any arrests in any of these shootings. If you have any information, you are encouraged to call police.
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Violent Night In Philadelphia, 5 Shot
Five people are recovering from gunshot wounds overnight, after three separate shootings in Philadelphia.
Police say two people were shot in the 100 block of Olney Street. Both victims were shot in the groin. Police report, one person is in critical condition, the second is in stable condition. Both are at Einstein Medical Center. The victims have not been identified. Police say they are both in their 20's.
Police are also investigating a double shooting at Broad and Hunting Park Avenue. Police say the victims suffered minor injuries. Both are at Temple University Hospital.
And an unidentified person is listed in critical condition at Temple after being shot in the chest overnight. It happened at C and Indiana Str
eets.
Police have not made any arrests in any of these shootings. If you have any information, you are encouraged to call police.
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Senior News Editor since 2004
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2 Men Die In Separate NE Philly Shootings
Police are investigating the overnight shooting deaths of two men in Northeast Philadelphia.
Investigators said a 29-year-old victim was killed in the 1100 block of Passmore Street just before 11 p.m. Thursday. No suspects have been named.
About a half hour later, a 36-year-old man was shot several times in the 1400 block of Fanshawe Street. He died at the hospital.
No arrests have been made in either homicide.
Police said they do not know if the two shootings are related.
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2 Men Die In Separate NE Philly Shootings
Police are investigating the overnight shooting deaths of two men in Northeast Philadelphia.
Investigators said a 29-year-old victim was killed in the 1100 block of Passmore Street just before 11 p.m. Thursday. No suspects have been named.
About a half hour later, a 36-year-old man was shot several times in the 1400 block of Fanshawe Street. He died at the hospital.
No arrests have been made in either homicide.
Police said they do not know if the two shootings are related.
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Deadly Night On Philadelphia Streets
Police report nine shootings overnight. Four people were killed, including one person beaten to death at Citizens Bank Park.
A 63-year old man was killed early Sunday morning after being shot under his arm at 1100 W Huntingdon Street.
There was a double shooting in the 2800 block of Ridge Avenue. Both of the men are recovering at Temple Hospital.
Police are still sorting out the details. But they report shootings at the following locations overnight:
5900 Belmar Terrace, Front and Allegheny, 2600 Oakdale, 1100 W Huntingdon.
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Deadly Night On Philadelphia Streets
Police report nine shootings overnight. Four people were killed, including one person beaten to death at Citizens Bank Park.
A 63-year old man was killed early Sunday morning after being shot under his arm at 1100 W Huntingdon Street.
There was a double shooting in the 2800 block of Ridge Avenue. Both of the men are recovering at Temple Hospital.
Police are still sorting out the details. But they report shootings at the following locations overnight:
5900 Belmar Terrace, Front and Allegheny, 2600 Oakdale, 1100 W Huntingdon.
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Police say 2 men shot each other in S. Phila.
Two young men apparently shot each other in the neck during an altercation in South Philadelphia last night, police said. The shoot-out occurred around 8:20 p.m. in the 2600 block of Wolf Street, police said.
A 20-year-old man was in critical condition and a 19-year-old in stable condition, both at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, police said. One firearm was recovered at the scene.
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Police say 2 men shot each other in S. Phila.
Two young men apparently shot each other in the neck during an altercation in South Philadelphia last night, police said. The shoot-out occurred around 8:20 p.m. in the 2600 block of Wolf Street, police said.
A 20-year-old man was in critical condition and a 19-year-old in stable condition, both at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, police said. One firearm was recovered at the scene.
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3 killed in weekend violence; suspect shot in pizza-joint robbery attempt
By STEPHANIE FARR
Philadelphia Daily News
farrs@phillynews.com 215-854-4225
Three people were slain and three others were wounded in shootings in the city this weekend, including one in which a man who tried to rob a pizza store was critically injured when its owner fought back, police said yesterday.
The attempted robbery occurred at 11:43 p.m. Saturday at Tony's Place, a pizzeria on Frankford Avenue near Cambria Street, in Kensington.
A masked gunman in his mid-20s burst into the restaurant, demanding money, police spokeswoman Officer Christine O'Brien said.
The 43-year-old store owner pushed away the w
ould-be robber's gun, and then a friend of the owner who was inside the shop tried to wrestle the gun away from the man, police said.
During the struggle, the robber fired two shots, but no one was injured, O'Brien said.
The owner, who had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, then pulled out his own firearm and shot the man in the back and shoulder, police said.
The gunman, who was not identified by police, was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was in critical condition and being held as a prisoner.
He was expected to be charged with robbery and related offenses once he regains consciousness, police said.
The owner and his friend were not identified by police but neither is expected to face charges. Calls to the pizzeria were not answered yesterday.
* Last night, a man and woman were hospitalized after being shot about 9:30 p.m. in North Philadelphia, police said.
The shooting occurred at 24th and Berks streets, Central Detectives said. Both vict
ims were taken to Temple University Hospital, where the man was in critical condition with at least one chest wound and the woman was in stable condition, police said.
* About 5 a.m. yesterday, police received a call about a person with a gun at a house on 7th Street near Indiana Avenue in North Philadelphia.
Upon arrival, police found Frederick Johnson, 38, lying face- down with a gunshot wound to the head in the living room of the house. Medics pronounced John-son, of 10th Street near Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia, dead upon arrival.
According to police, a gunman entered the house where Johnson had been and shot him once before fleeing.
* On Saturday, John Hightower, 24, of Griscom Street near Adams Avenue, was walking with three friends about 11 p.m. on Redfield Street near Master in West Philadelphia when he and his group were approached by two men, one of whom was carrying a sawed-off shotgun, police said.
The two men demand
ed money from Hightower and his friends and came away with $85, a sow phone and a pack of cigarettes, police said.
The man with the shotgun fired once at Hightower's face, but left his friends alone, police said. Hightower was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:10 p.m., police said.
* About 11:35 p.m. Friday, police responding to reports of a person with a gun inside Cousin Danny's Exotic Dance Haven, on 52nd Street near Spruce, found a man with three gunshot wounds in his back. Orlando Morrison, 27, of Webster Street near 58th in West Philadelphia, was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, police said.
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3 killed in weekend violence; suspect shot in pizza-joint robbery attempt
By STEPHANIE FARR
Philadelphia Daily News
farrs@phillynews.com 215-854-4225
Three people were slain and three others were wounded in shootings in the city this weekend, including one in which a man who tried to rob a pizza store was critically injured when its owner fought back, police said yesterday.
The attempted robbery occurred at 11:43 p.m. Saturday at Tony's Place, a pizzeria on Frankford Avenue near Cambria Street, in Kensington.
A masked gunman in his mid-20s burst into the restaurant, demanding money, police spokeswoman Officer Christine O'Brien said.
The 43-year-old store owner pushed away the w
ould-be robber's gun, and then a friend of the owner who was inside the shop tried to wrestle the gun away from the man, police said.
During the struggle, the robber fired two shots, but no one was injured, O'Brien said.
The owner, who had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, then pulled out his own firearm and shot the man in the back and shoulder, police said.
The gunman, who was not identified by police, was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was in critical condition and being held as a prisoner.
He was expected to be charged with robbery and related offenses once he regains consciousness, police said.
The owner and his friend were not identified by police but neither is expected to face charges. Calls to the pizzeria were not answered yesterday.
* Last night, a man and woman were hospitalized after being shot about 9:30 p.m. in North Philadelphia, police said.
The shooting occurred at 24th and Berks streets, Central Detectives said. Both vict
ims were taken to Temple University Hospital, where the man was in critical condition with at least one chest wound and the woman was in stable condition, police said.
* About 5 a.m. yesterday, police received a call about a person with a gun at a house on 7th Street near Indiana Avenue in North Philadelphia.
Upon arrival, police found Frederick Johnson, 38, lying face- down with a gunshot wound to the head in the living room of the house. Medics pronounced John-son, of 10th Street near Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia, dead upon arrival.
According to police, a gunman entered the house where Johnson had been and shot him once before fleeing.
* On Saturday, John Hightower, 24, of Griscom Street near Adams Avenue, was walking with three friends about 11 p.m. on Redfield Street near Master in West Philadelphia when he and his group were approached by two men, one of whom was carrying a sawed-off shotgun, police said.
The two men demand
ed money from Hightower and his friends and came away with $85, a sow phone and a pack of cigarettes, police said.
The man with the shotgun fired once at Hightower's face, but left his friends alone, police said. Hightower was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:10 p.m., police said.
* About 11:35 p.m. Friday, police responding to reports of a person with a gun inside Cousin Danny's Exotic Dance Haven, on 52nd Street near Spruce, found a man with three gunshot wounds in his back. Orlando Morrison, 27, of Webster Street near 58th in West Philadelphia, was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, police said.
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1 killed, 1 wounded in separate shootings
By Naomi Nix
Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia Police are investigating two separate shootings that left one nigger dead and another wounded last night.
In the first incident, Darryl Haynes, 26, was shot several times on the 200 block of South 7th Street in South Philadelphia at 6:12 p.m., police said.
Paramedics took him to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he died at 7:24 p.m., police said
Haynes lived about a mile away on the 600 block of Mountain Street. Detectives are are seeking a motive.
At 10:42 p.m., police responded to the 4600 block of Palethorp in Feltonville and found a 39-year-old man who had been shot once in the head and once in the sho
ulder.
He was transported to the Albert Einstein Medical Center, where was reported in critical condition this morning.
Police have not disclosed a possible motive.
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1 killed, 1 wounded in separate shootings
By Naomi Nix
Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia Police are investigating two separate shootings that left one nigger dead and another wounded last night.
In the first incident, Darryl Haynes, 26, was shot several times on the 200 block of South 7th Street in South Philadelphia at 6:12 p.m., police said.
Paramedics took him to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he died at 7:24 p.m., police said
Haynes lived about a mile away on the 600 block of Mountain Street. Detectives are are seeking a motive.
At 10:42 p.m., police responded to the 4600 block of Palethorp in Feltonville and found a 39-year-old man who had been shot once in the head and once in the sho
ulder.
He was transported to the Albert Einstein Medical Center, where was reported in critical condition this morning.
Police have not disclosed a possible motive.
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Slain young dad was 'full of life'
By MORGAN ZALOT
Philadelphia Daily News
zalotm@phillynews.com 215-854-5218
BY ALL ACCOUNTS, John Hightower was outgoing, fun and generous, a man with a good head on his shoulders and an even better sense of humor.
And though the 24-year-old struggled recently in his efforts to care for his ailing mother and his daughter, Hightower had big dreams, writing raps about making it out of poverty someday.
"He always said, 'I'm gonna be big and I'm gonna buy you all cribs,' " recalled his best friend, Mike Bules, 24. "He never sold drugs, never stood out here on the corner. He was so full of life."
Hightower's life came to a violent end Sa
turday night, when a man shot him in the face with a sawed-off shotgun during a robbery on the West Philadelphia block where Hightower grew up.
About 11 p.m., the gunman and an accomplice headed up Redfield Street toward Master, where Hightower sat with four friends and a 9-year-old boy, talking and relaxing as a block party came to an end.
The gunman came upon the group and pointed the shotgun at them, demanding that they empty their pockets, recalled Rosa Vasquez, 28, who was sitting with Hightower at the time.
But the $15 Hightower handed over, plus a pack of Newports and a cell phone from others, weren't enough. The gunman pointed the shotgun at Hightower's head and fired, killing him instantly, police said.
"The whole time, John had his hands up," Vasquez said. "And the guy pointed the gun point-blank and pulled the trigger."
Renedya Stokes, 25, who was also with Hightower at the time of the shooting, recalled hearing the accomplice yell, "He's reaching," but said th
at Hightower's hands were above his head and his pockets were turned inside out.
"But the [gunman] had already checked John's pockets," Stokes said.
Upon hearing the shot, Dell Smith, 30, a friend whom Hightower had visited 10 minutes before the shooting, ran to his front door, thinking kids were setting off firecrackers.
"Next thing you know, I get to the door and he's on the ground," Smith said. "I came down and stood over top of him. That was my boy, that was my man."
Hightower was never involved with drugs or fighting, friends and family said.
They described the young father as a laid-back man who just wanted to joke around, make honest money and help anyone in need.
And though friends and relatives agreed that Hightower had fallen on hard times - he was between jobs, trying to take care of his ailing mother in a nursing home and his daughter - all agreed that Hightower had never turned to the streets to make money.
"He didn't have no money," said Smith
, shaking his head at reports that $85 had been stolen from his friend in the incident. "If I had a daughter, I'd be out dealing. But not him."
Steve Smith grew up with Hightower, who lived with him and his wife in Frankford near Fillmore and Tackawanna streets, and recalled rapping with him.
"He had a good sense of humor; he was an impeccable lyricist," Smith said. "We had memorable times on an everyday basis."
"Everybody [who] came across him fell in love with him," High-tower's older sister, Ebony High-tower, said through sobs. "I can't believe someone would just go and take his life like that. He was just sitting there minding his business. That's not fair. They took him away from me."
Homicide detectives said they did not have a complete description of the killers, and witnesses said they didn't know the men.
Yesterday afternoon, a memorial of candles, flowers, signs and stuffed animals were left over from a vigil for Hightower Sunday night. Neighborhood friends fr
om nearby blocks stopped to pay their respects - one man who declined to give his name poured Patrón tequila onto the ground by the memorial.
"He was outgoing, fun and laid- back," the man said, shaking his head in disbelief. "It's crazy. Let him drink."
Staci Ross, 25, of Logan, is the mother of Hightower's year-old daughter, Tristyn, and dated him for nine months from November 2007 to late last summer.
"He loved to make people laugh. He was genuine about what he said and what he did for people," recalled Ross, who met Hightower when the couple worked at an Arby's in King of Prussia.
Ross said that Hightower had a tough time after his stepfather's death in 2007 and after losing his job at Arby's when the restaurant closed, but the experiences made him stronger.
"[It] made him more willing to do what was necessary to survive," she said, adding that the pair's shared love of music was what brought them close.
"That was his dream, to be able to become a star and
make it big and be able to provide for his family," she said.
Ross said Hightower was an attentive father who did what he could to provide for her and Tristyn.
"The love was still there," she said of their relationship. "I don't wanna believe that he won't be here to share any more firsts with Tristyn."
"That's the hardest thing, that he won't be able to share those moments with us."
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Slain young dad was 'full of life'
By MORGAN ZALOT
Philadelphia Daily News
zalotm@phillynews.com 215-854-5218
BY ALL ACCOUNTS, John Hightower was outgoing, fun and generous, a man with a good head on his shoulders and an even better sense of humor.
And though the 24-year-old struggled recently in his efforts to care for his ailing mother and his daughter, Hightower had big dreams, writing raps about making it out of poverty someday.
"He always said, 'I'm gonna be big and I'm gonna buy you all cribs,' " recalled his best friend, Mike Bules, 24. "He never sold drugs, never stood out here on the corner. He was so full of life."
Hightower's life came to a violent end Sa
turday night, when a man shot him in the face with a sawed-off shotgun during a robbery on the West Philadelphia block where Hightower grew up.
About 11 p.m., the gunman and an accomplice headed up Redfield Street toward Master, where Hightower sat with four friends and a 9-year-old boy, talking and relaxing as a block party came to an end.
The gunman came upon the group and pointed the shotgun at them, demanding that they empty their pockets, recalled Rosa Vasquez, 28, who was sitting with Hightower at the time.
But the $15 Hightower handed over, plus a pack of Newports and a cell phone from others, weren't enough. The gunman pointed the shotgun at Hightower's head and fired, killing him instantly, police said.
"The whole time, John had his hands up," Vasquez said. "And the guy pointed the gun point-blank and pulled the trigger."
Renedya Stokes, 25, who was also with Hightower at the time of the shooting, recalled hearing the accomplice yell, "He's reaching," but said th
at Hightower's hands were above his head and his pockets were turned inside out.
"But the [gunman] had already checked John's pockets," Stokes said.
Upon hearing the shot, Dell Smith, 30, a friend whom Hightower had visited 10 minutes before the shooting, ran to his front door, thinking kids were setting off firecrackers.
"Next thing you know, I get to the door and he's on the ground," Smith said. "I came down and stood over top of him. That was my boy, that was my man."
Hightower was never involved with drugs or fighting, friends and family said.
They described the young father as a laid-back man who just wanted to joke around, make honest money and help anyone in need.
And though friends and relatives agreed that Hightower had fallen on hard times - he was between jobs, trying to take care of his ailing mother in a nursing home and his daughter - all agreed that Hightower had never turned to the streets to make money.
"He didn't have no money," said Smith
, shaking his head at reports that $85 had been stolen from his friend in the incident. "If I had a daughter, I'd be out dealing. But not him."
Steve Smith grew up with Hightower, who lived with him and his wife in Frankford near Fillmore and Tackawanna streets, and recalled rapping with him.
"He had a good sense of humor; he was an impeccable lyricist," Smith said. "We had memorable times on an everyday basis."
"Everybody [who] came across him fell in love with him," High-tower's older sister, Ebony High-tower, said through sobs. "I can't believe someone would just go and take his life like that. He was just sitting there minding his business. That's not fair. They took him away from me."
Homicide detectives said they did not have a complete description of the killers, and witnesses said they didn't know the men.
Yesterday afternoon, a memorial of candles, flowers, signs and stuffed animals were left over from a vigil for Hightower Sunday night. Neighborhood friends fr
om nearby blocks stopped to pay their respects - one man who declined to give his name poured Patrón tequila onto the ground by the memorial.
"He was outgoing, fun and laid- back," the man said, shaking his head in disbelief. "It's crazy. Let him drink."
Staci Ross, 25, of Logan, is the mother of Hightower's year-old daughter, Tristyn, and dated him for nine months from November 2007 to late last summer.
"He loved to make people laugh. He was genuine about what he said and what he did for people," recalled Ross, who met Hightower when the couple worked at an Arby's in King of Prussia.
Ross said that Hightower had a tough time after his stepfather's death in 2007 and after losing his job at Arby's when the restaurant closed, but the experiences made him stronger.
"[It] made him more willing to do what was necessary to survive," she said, adding that the pair's shared love of music was what brought them close.
"That was his dream, to be able to become a star and
make it big and be able to provide for his family," she said.
Ross said Hightower was an attentive father who did what he could to provide for her and Tristyn.
"The love was still there," she said of their relationship. "I don't wanna believe that he won't be here to share any more firsts with Tristyn."
"That's the hardest thing, that he won't be able to share those moments with us."
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Senior Editor
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Philadelphia Interactive Homicide Map
A fun little feature on the Philadelphia Inquirer site.
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Year / # of homicides:
1988 / 384
1989 / 482
1990 / 497
1991 / 447
1992 / 423
1993 / 437
1994 / 400
1995 / 433
1996 / 412
1997 / 409
1998 / 340
1999 / 296
2000 / 319
2001 / 309
2002 / 288
2003 / 350
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004 / 330
2005 / 375
2006 / 406
2007 / 392
2008 / 333
Philadelphia Interactive Homicide Map
A fun little feature on the Philadelphia Inquirer site.
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Year / # of homicides:
1988 / 384
1989 / 482
1990 / 497
1991 / 447
1992 / 423
1993 / 437
1994 / 400
1995 / 433
1996 / 412
1997 / 409
1998 / 340
1999 / 296
2000 / 319
2001 / 309
2002 / 288
2003 / 350
2
004 / 330
2005 / 375
2006 / 406
2007 / 392
2008 / 333
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2 Critical After Overnight Violence In West Phila.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― Two young males are in critical condition after separate shootings in West Philadelphia overnight.
Police said a 17-year-old was shot in the back near 52nd and Thompson Streets at about midnight. He was rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in critical condition.
Around the same time, a 23-year-old male was shot during a home invasion in the Wynnefield Heights section of the city.
Police believe said the victim was shot multiple times in a home near Lankenau Avenue and Daphne Road. He was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition.
No arrests have been made in either incident.
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2 Critical After Overnight Violence In West Phila.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― Two young males are in critical condition after separate shootings in West Philadelphia overnight.
Police said a 17-year-old was shot in the back near 52nd and Thompson Streets at about midnight. He was rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in critical condition.
Around the same time, a 23-year-old male was shot during a home invasion in the Wynnefield Heights section of the city.
Police believe said the victim was shot multiple times in a home near Lankenau Avenue and Daphne Road. He was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition.
No arrests have been made in either incident.
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Teenage Girl Critical After Tacony Shooting
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― One suspect is in custody after a shooting that left a teenage girl in Northeast Philadelphia late Wednesday night.
Police were called to the 4200 block of Stirling Street in the Tacony section of the city after reports of a shooting at about 10:15 p.m.
The victim, a 17-year-old female, had been involved in an argument with the 21-year-old suspect over a recent breakup, according to police.
When the victim entered a nearby home, the suspect returned with a shotgun.
"(The suspect) shot through the door, through the storm door, striking her in her abdomen," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
The suspect fled the scene, but was later apprehended. The teenage victim
was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
The incident remains under investigation.
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Teenage Girl Critical After Tacony Shooting
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― One suspect is in custody after a shooting that left a teenage girl in Northeast Philadelphia late Wednesday night.
Police were called to the 4200 block of Stirling Street in the Tacony section of the city after reports of a shooting at about 10:15 p.m.
The victim, a 17-year-old female, had been involved in an argument with the 21-year-old suspect over a recent breakup, according to police.
When the victim entered a nearby home, the suspect returned with a shotgun.
"(The suspect) shot through the door, through the storm door, striking her in her abdomen," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
The suspect fled the scene, but was later apprehended. The teenage victim
was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
The incident remains under investigation.
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Triple Stabbing Leaves 1 Dead In West Philly
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― A long-standing argument is believed to have led to a deadly triple stabbing in West Philadelphia overnight.
Police were called to the 6100 block of Ludlow Street after reports of a stabbing inside a boarding house at about 12:15 a.m.
A male in his 40s was rushed from the scene in extremely critical condition and later died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Police said a second male and another victim were also taken to an area hospital with stab wounds. Their conditions are unknown.
Officers apprehended the unidentified suspect and took him to be treated for stab wounds.
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Triple Stabbing Leaves 1 Dead In West Philly
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― A long-standing argument is believed to have led to a deadly triple stabbing in West Philadelphia overnight.
Police were called to the 6100 block of Ludlow Street after reports of a stabbing inside a boarding house at about 12:15 a.m.
A male in his 40s was rushed from the scene in extremely critical condition and later died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Police said a second male and another victim were also taken to an area hospital with stab wounds. Their conditions are unknown.
Officers apprehended the unidentified suspect and took him to be treated for stab wounds.
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Police find man slain, teen shot minutes apart in N. Phila.
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
A man was killed and a teen was wounded in shootings a half-mile apart this morning, police said.
The calls for both shootings came in one minute apart.
The first call at 5:47 a.m., led police to Third Street and Roosevelt Boulevard in Feltonville, where they found an 18-year-old with gunshot wounds to his left arm and buttocks. He was taken to Einstein Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition.
At 5:48 a.m., police were called to the 200 block of Rubicam Street, less than a half-mile north in Olney.
There they found a man, 40, shot twice in the torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was
being withheld this morning pending notification of his family.
It is not clear if the shootings were related.
Woman's death ruled homicide. An Overbrook woman whose body was found Monday morning was slain, police said this morning.
Wanda Hartzog, 47, was found shortly before 9 a.m. in her home in the 5200 block of West Jefferson Street. She had been stabbed in the neck.
A suspect is likely to be arrested soon, police said.
Police identify teen killed in Kensington. On Monday, shortly after 11 p.m., an 18-year-old man who had been shot in the back, was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital. He was Juan Ortiz of the 3400 block of G Street, where another 18-year-old was found shot in the back that night. The second victim was also taken to Temple, where he was in stable condition. His name was not released.
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Police find man slain, teen shot minutes apart in N. Phila.
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
A man was killed and a teen was wounded in shootings a half-mile apart this morning, police said.
The calls for both shootings came in one minute apart.
The first call at 5:47 a.m., led police to Third Street and Roosevelt Boulevard in Feltonville, where they found an 18-year-old with gunshot wounds to his left arm and buttocks. He was taken to Einstein Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition.
At 5:48 a.m., police were called to the 200 block of Rubicam Street, less than a half-mile north in Olney.
There they found a man, 40, shot twice in the torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was
being withheld this morning pending notification of his family.
It is not clear if the shootings were related.
Woman's death ruled homicide. An Overbrook woman whose body was found Monday morning was slain, police said this morning.
Wanda Hartzog, 47, was found shortly before 9 a.m. in her home in the 5200 block of West Jefferson Street. She had been stabbed in the neck.
A suspect is likely to be arrested soon, police said.
Police identify teen killed in Kensington. On Monday, shortly after 11 p.m., an 18-year-old man who had been shot in the back, was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital. He was Juan Ortiz of the 3400 block of G Street, where another 18-year-old was found shot in the back that night. The second victim was also taken to Temple, where he was in stable condition. His name was not released.
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
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Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 5 Wounded
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― Philadelphia Police are investigating a rash of overnight violence that left one person dead and five others wounded overnight.
Police said a 25-year-old male was shot multiple times on the 1600 block of West Bristol Street in Nicetown Tioga just after 12:30 a.m. The unidentified victim was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 1 a.m.
One suspect was apprehended on the 4300 block of N. 15th Street while a second remains on the loose.
Several hours earlier on the 2200 block of Bonaffon Street in Southwest Philadelphia, gunfire left three young victims wounded.
Police said a 14-year-old male was struck in the chest and a 19-year-old female was hit
in the thigh during the shooting at about 10:30 p.m. A third victim suffered a graze wound.
The two teens were rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The young male is said to be in critical condition while the female's condition is unknown.
The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a white Lincoln.
While police were at the scene of the triple shooting, a 20-year-old male was shot in the ear near 67th and Woodland. The suspects reportedly fired from a passing vehicle.
It is unclear if the incidents were related. No arrests have been made in either incident.
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Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 5 Wounded
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― Philadelphia Police are investigating a rash of overnight violence that left one person dead and five others wounded overnight.
Police said a 25-year-old male was shot multiple times on the 1600 block of West Bristol Street in Nicetown Tioga just after 12:30 a.m. The unidentified victim was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 1 a.m.
One suspect was apprehended on the 4300 block of N. 15th Street while a second remains on the loose.
Several hours earlier on the 2200 block of Bonaffon Street in Southwest Philadelphia, gunfire left three young victims wounded.
Police said a 14-year-old male was struck in the chest and a 19-year-old female was hit
in the thigh during the shooting at about 10:30 p.m. A third victim suffered a graze wound.
The two teens were rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The young male is said to be in critical condition while the female's condition is unknown.
The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a white Lincoln.
While police were at the scene of the triple shooting, a 20-year-old male was shot in the ear near 67th and Woodland. The suspects reportedly fired from a passing vehicle.
It is unclear if the incidents were related. No arrests have been made in either incident.
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
Re: Philly's Homicide Count Hits 384
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Police name 2 homicide victims
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
Police have released the names of two men shot to death in recent days.
Shortly after 8 last night, Nathaniel Lopez, 39, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest outside his home in the 100 block of West Fisher Steet in Olney.
He was pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center at 8:28 p.m.
Two unknown males who fled in a dark vehicle may been involved.
Early Tuesday morning, a man died from a shooting in the 5600 block of Arch Street in West Philadelphia.
He was Syed Blackwell, 29, who lived on North Frazier near Market Street, just a couple of blocks from the where he was found at 1:41 a.m.
A single gunshot wound to the buttocks proved fatal. He was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 2:20 a.m.
As of midnight, the city's homicide total for the year was 240, down from 258 a year ago and 320 in 2007.
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Police name 2 homicide victims
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
Police have released the names of two men shot to death in recent days.
Shortly after 8 last night, Nathaniel Lopez, 39, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest outside his home in the 100 block of West Fisher Steet in Olney.
He was pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center at 8:28 p.m.
Two unknown males who fled in a dark vehicle may been involved.
Early Tuesday morning, a man died from a shooting in the 5600 block of Arch Street in West Philadelphia.
He was Syed Blackwell, 29, who lived on North Frazier near Market Street, just a couple of blocks from the where he was found at 1:41 a.m.
A single gunshot wound to the buttocks proved fatal. He was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at 2:20 a.m.
As of midnight, the city's homicide total for the year was 240, down from 258 a year ago and 320 in 2007.
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
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2 men slain in NE, W. Phila.
By REGINA MEDINA
Philadelphia Daily News
medinar@phillynews.com 215-854-5985
Two men were found slain over the weekend and authorities reported two police weapon-discharge incidents, leaving one suspect with a graze wound, police said.
Police received a call about 4 a.m. Saturday of a man lying in the street on Bleigh Avenue near Glendale, in the Northeast section of the city. The man, Jeffrey Jackson, 43, of Yeadon, had blunt force trauma to the head and was pronounced good at the scene, said Homicide Sgt. Frank Hayes.
About 2 p.m. Saturday, police were called to Reno Street near 40th because of reports of a body lying in a rear driveway. A man was found with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead on the scene, police said. Investigators believe that the victim had been killed days earlier. The identity of the man, 30, of West Philadelphia, is being withheld pending family notification, police said.
In the first weapon discharge incident, a man approached a police strike-force unit in North Philadelphia about 11 p.m. and told them he had been robbed, said police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore. The victim described his assailant and said that the man had walked toward 30th and Oakdale streets. Two officers later saw the suspect, identified as Sharif Brown, 22, of Dauphin Street near 30th, firing his weapon at another victim, Vanore said. That shot missed the victim.
Brown entered a nearby alleyway and when the officers approached him, he pointed his gun at police, Vanore said. One officer fired his weapon but missed the suspect, Vanore said. Brown was taken into custody soon after.
In the other case of police discharge, an officer accidentally discharged his weapon yesterday as he was taking a suspect into custody, Vanore said.
The officer saw Tayron Davis, 28, firing a gun at another man, exited his vehicle and drew his weapon, Vanore said. He ordered Davis to drop his gun, which the suspect did. The officer's gun accidentally discharged and the bullet ricocheted, grazing the suspect in the chest, Vanore said. Davis was taken to Temple University Hospital and treated.
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2 men slain in NE, W. Phila.
By REGINA MEDINA
Philadelphia Daily News
medinar@phillynews.com 215-854-5985
Two men were found slain over the weekend and authorities reported two police weapon-discharge incidents, leaving one suspect with a graze wound, police said.
Police received a call about 4 a.m. Saturday of a man lying in the street on Bleigh Avenue near Glendale, in the Northeast section of the city. The man, Jeffrey Jackson, 43, of Yeadon, had blunt force trauma to the head and was pronounced good at the scene, said Homicide Sgt. Frank Hayes.
About 2 p.m. Saturday, police were called to Reno Street near 40th because of reports of a body lying in a rear driveway. A man was found with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead on the scene, police said. Investigators believe that the victim had been killed days earlier. The identity of the man, 30, of West Philadelphia, is being withheld pending family notification, police said.
In the first weapon discharge incident, a man approached a police strike-force unit in North Philadelphia about 11 p.m. and told them he had been robbed, said police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore. The victim described his assailant and said that the man had walked toward 30th and Oakdale streets. Two officers later saw the suspect, identified as Sharif Brown, 22, of Dauphin Street near 30th, firing his weapon at another victim, Vanore said. That shot missed the victim.
Brown entered a nearby alleyway and when the officers approached him, he pointed his gun at police, Vanore said. One officer fired his weapon but missed the suspect, Vanore said. Brown was taken into custody soon after.
In the other case of police discharge, an officer accidentally discharged his weapon yesterday as he was taking a suspect into custody, Vanore said.
The officer saw Tayron Davis, 28, firing a gun at another man, exited his vehicle and drew his weapon, Vanore said. He ordered Davis to drop his gun, which the suspect did. The officer's gun accidentally discharged and the bullet ricocheted, grazing the suspect in the chest, Vanore said. Davis was taken to Temple University Hospital and treated.
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
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Woman questioned about fatal stabbing
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
In two homicide cases from yesterday, police are questioning a woman about a South Philadelphia stabbing and the name of a shooting victim has been released.
Rory Wallace, 50, was found early yesterday afternoon with a stab wound to his chest in his home in the 2300 block of Reed Street.
He was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m.
An arrest was reported yesterday afternoon, but as of 8 this morning, no charges had been filed, police said.
A woman was being questioned, police said.
The shooting happened about 1:43 a.m. yesterday in the 7900 block of Craig Street in the city's Holmesburg section.
The victim, Kenneth Huckstep, 22, lived less than three blocks away, in the 3300 block of Decatur Street.
Shot multiple times, he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:55 p.m.
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Woman questioned about fatal stabbing
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
In two homicide cases from yesterday, police are questioning a woman about a South Philadelphia stabbing and the name of a shooting victim has been released.
Rory Wallace, 50, was found early yesterday afternoon with a stab wound to his chest in his home in the 2300 block of Reed Street.
He was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m.
An arrest was reported yesterday afternoon, but as of 8 this morning, no charges had been filed, police said.
A woman was being questioned, police said.
The shooting happened about 1:43 a.m. yesterday in the 7900 block of Craig Street in the city's Holmesburg section.
The victim, Kenneth Huckstep, 22, lived less than three blocks away, in the 3300 block of Decatur Street.
Shot multiple times, he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:55 p.m.
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
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Overnight Violence Injures 3 People
Three people are hospitalized after a shooting and stabbing overnight in Philadelphia.
Two people are recovering at Temple University Hospital after a man and women stabbed each other. The altercation occurred at 1446 Hollywood Street. Police are investigating what prompted the violence.
A man is recovering at Einstein Medical Center from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was shot three times in the arm, and once in the chest. He is listed in critical condition.
Police are looking for six African American males last seen driving in an older model Ford Expedition with tinted windows.
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Overnight Violence Injures 3 People
Three people are hospitalized after a shooting and stabbing overnight in Philadelphia.
Two people are recovering at Temple University Hospital after a man and women stabbed each other. The altercation occurred at 1446 Hollywood Street. Police are investigating what prompted the violence.
A man is recovering at Einstein Medical Center from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was shot three times in the arm, and once in the chest. He is listed in critical condition.
Police are looking for six African American males last seen driving in an older model Ford Expedition with tinted windows.
The Bobster
Senior News Editor since 2004
Re: Philly's Homicide Count Hits 384
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City Marks 1st Homicide Of The New Year
Philadelphia has already marked its first homicide of 2010.
Police say an African American man in his 30's was shot four times near 64th and Garman Friday night. The victim was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead.
Police are looking for the shooter.
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City Marks 1st Homicide Of The New Year
Philadelphia has already marked its first homicide of 2010.
Police say an African American man in his 30's was shot four times near 64th and Garman Friday night. The victim was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead.
Police are looking for the shooter.
Earl Turner
Registered
Re: Philly's Homicide Count Hits 384
Gee, what would Philadelphia's homicide count be at the end of this new year if every Africoon-American suddenly disappeared from that town tonight?
(I'm guessing no more than a dozen or so.)
Gee, what would Philadelphia's homicide count be at the end of this new year if every Africoon-American suddenly disappeared from that town tonight?
(I'm guessing no more than a dozen or so.)