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Wrongly-Convicted Dad Who Spent 25 Years On Death Row Slain At Philadelphia Funeral Wrongly-Convicted Dad Who Spent 25 Years On Death Row Slain At Philadelphia Funeral
Wrongly-Convicted Dad Who Spent 25 Years On Death Row Slain At Philadelphia Funeral A Philadelphia father who spent almost 30 years in prison for a crime didn't commit was shot and killed at a funeral last week, authorities say.  Christopher Williams, 62, was shot in the head on the 3000 block of West Lehigh Avenue in Strawberry Mansion at about 2:20 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, city police told Daily Voice.  Medics rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead before 2:30 p.m., officials added.  No arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered at the scene, but an investigation is ongoing, detectives said. The apparent motive is o…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Man Sentenced In Bucks Basketball Park Shooting Philly Man Sentenced In Bucks Basketball Park Shooting
Philly Man Sentenced In Bucks Basketball Park Shooting A 26-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to 17 to 34 years in Pennsylvania State Prison for a shooting at a Bucks County basketball park in 2019.  Taariq Alfons Norris pleaded guilty last August to attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, persons not to possess a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of an instrument of crime, DA Matthew Weintraub said. He entered the guilty plea midway through his jury trial. Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch sentenced Norris to 17 to 34 years on the attempted murder charge No…

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by Cecilia Levine