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Escaped Philadelphia Inmates Were Being Held On Homicide, Weapons Offenses Escaped Philadelphia Inmates Were Being Held On Homicide, Weapons Offenses
Escaped Philadelphia Inmates Were Being Held On Homicide, Weapons Offenses A manhunt was under way Tuesday, May 9 for a pair of inmates who escaped a Philadelphia correction center. Police say Nasir Grant, 24, and Ameen Hurst, 18, escaped the facility on State Road sometime Sunday, May 7. The two apparently cut a hole in a fence in the recreation yard and made their great escape. “Clearly the system screwed up and people didn’t do what they were supposed to do,” said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at a news conference Monday evening. Hurst has been tied to homicides dating back to 2020 while Grant was being held on drug and weapons charges since last September.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
PA Mom Of 3 Killed In Wrong-Way Philly ATV Crash PA Mom Of 3 Killed In Wrong-Way Philly ATV Crash
PA Mom Of 3 Killed In Wrong-Way Philly ATV Crash Support is surging for a Pennsylvania mom who was killed in a wrong-way ATV crash in Philadelphia last week. As of Tuesday, May 24, more than $4,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe for 29-year-old Victoria Walker, who leaves behind three children ages three, eight, and 11. Walker was driving an ATV in the opposite direction of traffic when it collided with a 2018 Kia Rio on the 7700 block of State Road around 9 p.m. Thursday, May 19, CBS3 reports. Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet that the ATV "was not street legal." She worked as a delivery driver for Eagle Sight Delivery, accord…

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by Nicole Acosta