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Shooting Investigation Shuts I-95 At Betsy Ross Bridge In Philadelphia Shooting Investigation Shuts I-95 At Betsy Ross Bridge In Philadelphia
Shooting Investigation Shuts I-95 At Betsy Ross Bridge In Philadelphia A stretch of I-95 was closed due to a shooting investigation Wednesday morning, Nov. 22 in Philadelphia. All lanes were closed between Exit 26 Betsy Ross Bridge/New Jersey and Exit 32 Academy Road/Linden Avenue. I-95 NB is closed between Exit 26: BETSY ROSS BR - NEW JERSEY and Exit 32: ACADEMY ROAD/LINDEN AVE. All lanes closed. due to Police Activity. Motorist should consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. Traffic information can be found at — Philadelphia OEM (@PhilaOEM) November 22, 2023 The Betsy Ross Bridge connects Philadelphia to New Jersey into Pennsauken…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Recovered From I-95 Wreck: Officials Body Recovered From I-95 Wreck: Officials
Body Recovered From I-95 Wreck: Officials A body was removed from the wreckage on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday, state officials confirmed to Daily Voice.  Citing family members, 6abc has identified the victim as truck driver Nathanial Moody, reportedly employed by TK Transport in Pennsauken, New Jersey.  The body was turned over to the Philadelphia County Medical Examiner and Coroner's Office, who are in the process of formally identifying the remains, state police said.  Part of Interstate 95 running through Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood collapsed after a tanker underneath it caught fire early Sund…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA The man charged with a shooting at a northeast Philadelphia Wawa last week is also wanted for burglary in New Jersey, authorities have announced.  The District Attorney's Office said Joshua Frazier, 23, shot a 34-year-old man in the stomach after getting into an argument at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue and Academy Road in Torresdale just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, multiple outlets report.  Frazier and a female companion fled the scene on a motorcycle, authorities said. The victim was treated for injuries at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and is in stable condition, accord…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Wawa Shooting Leaves Licensed Gun Owner Wounded, Report Says Philadelphia Wawa Shooting Leaves Licensed Gun Owner Wounded, Report Says
Philadelphia Wawa Shooting Leaves Licensed Gun Owner Wounded, Report Says A shooting inside of a Philadelphia Wawa overnight left one man wounded, police say. Gunfire erupted in the vestibule of the Frankford Avenue and Academy Road Wawa around 4:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4. According to Fox29, a licensed gun owner said something to a man staring at him, when the other man pulled out a gun and fired it off. The gun owner was grazed by a bullet, which went through the back door of the store and into the front door, shattering the glass. The victim, in his 30s, was hospitalized, and police are investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine