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Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA
Police & Fire
New Video Shows Suspect In Gunpoint Sexual Assaults: Philadelphia Police
Philadelphia police have released images of the suspected gunpoint rapist behind two attacks in Kingsessing. The first attack happened at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, authorities said previously. A woman was stopped at a light on the 1600 block of South 55th Street when the attacker walked up to her car, pulled out a gun, and robbed her, according to police. Authorities said he then forced the victim to drive to 49th and St. Bernard streets where he sexually assaulted her. He robbed her again then fled the car on foot, they said. Surveillance footage released by police. Philadel…
Police & Fire
No Arrests Made In Deadly Philadelphia Shooting, Police Say
A 31-year-old man is dead after gunshots rang out on a Southwest Philadelphia street Tuesday night, Oct. 17, officials say. It happened on the 5400 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing just after 6:45 p.m., city police told Daily Voice. The unnamed victim was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at Presbyterian Hospital by 7 p.m. No arrests were made and no weapons had been recovered from the scene by Wednesday, Oct. 18, PPD said.
Police & Fire
'Stranger Rapes' At Gunpoint In Philadelphia, Police Say
One man is believed to have carried out two separate gunpoint rapes in Kingsessing over the weekend, Philadelphia police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The first attack happened at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, authorities said. A woman was pulled up at a stop light on the 1600 block of South 55th Street when the attacker walked up to her car, displayed a gun, and demanded money, investigators said. She gave him $20 before he made her unlock the car and got inside, according to police. Authorities said he made the victim drive to 49th and St. Bernard streets where he sexual…
Obituaries
Philly Mass Shooting Victim Was 'Selfless,' Friends Say
Joseph Wamah, one of the five declared dead following a mass shooting in southwest Philadelphia during Independence Day celebrations, was a "consistently positive, charismatic, selfless person," those close to him say. Wamah and four others were named as alleged victims of 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, who police believe opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle in Kingsessing late on July 3. More recently, police have said Wamah actually died the day prior to the Kingsessing attack on July 2, according to Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier. Gauthier said police responded to th…
Police & Fire
Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges
One suspect faces multiple charges in connection with the mass shooting that left five people dead in Southwest Philadelphia late on Monday, July 3. Kimbrady Carriker, 40, is accused of murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and related firearm offenses, city police told Daily Voice. The first shots rang out just before 8:30 p.m. Monday on the 1600 block of South 56th Street in Kingsessing, the department said. Officers arrived to find multiple victims injured across an "extensive scene," according to police. Six people were rushed from the scene to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where fo…
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Mass Shooter Had Bulletproof Vest,
Ar-s
tyle Rifle: Police
A gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section Monday night, July 3, killing five people and wounding two children, NBC10 reports citing Philadelphia police. Police responding to reports of shots fired found multiple victims at 56th Street and Chester Avenue around 8:30 p.m., the outlet said. Then, they heard more shots being fired on the 1800 block of Frazier Street, police said. Police spotted the suspect, who led a foot pursuit before officers captured him in an alleyway, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a press conference. The g…
Police & Fire
Police ID 14-Year-Old Shot Dead In West Philly
Philadelphia authorities have named the teenager fatally shot in Overbrook Park over the weekend. Officers were called to the 6000 block of Haddington Lane just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4 for reports of an active shooting, the department told Daily Voice. They arrived to find 14-year-old Anthony Pinkney of Kingsessing suffering from two gunshot wounds to the chest, police said. The teen was rushed to Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the shooting, at 9:23 p.m., they added. A police investigation is ongoing,…
Police & Fire
Two Women Killed In Pair Of Shootings: Philadelphia Police
Two Philadelphia women were shot and killed within an hour of each other early Thursday morning, city police told Daily Voice. The first attack happened at 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 23 in Kingsessing, the department said. Police were called to a bar on the 5300 block of Woodland Avenue, where a man told them that a woman in a car opened fire at another pedestrian. The man said he shot back at her before she fled. Soon after, a woman with gunshot wounds to the chest and arm arrived at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center in a silver Infiniti, police said. She died there at 1:11 a.m., a…
Police & Fire
Disturbing Video Shows Philly Chinese Restaurant Shooting
Philadelphia police have released new video footage from the ambush shooting at a Kingsessing Chinese food restaurant that left two victims dead and another injured. The attack occurred at Shangri-La Chinese on the 5400 block of Chester Avenue just before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Daily Voice has reported. In the new footage, the two suspects are seen casually walking west down Chester Avenue before rushing to the Shangri-La's front door and opening fire from the sidewalk. Witnesses are seen scrambling to flee before the gunmen conclude their attack and run across the street. …
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Fiery Jeep, Homicide Investigation Launched: Philadelphia PD
The car fire in Philadelphia that killed a man early Thursday morning is being investigated as a murder, authorities announced. Firefighters were called to the 3500 block of North 10th Street in north Philly just before 4:30 a.m. on Thrusday, Nov. 17 for a reported vehicle fire, officials told Daily Voice. There, PFD Engine 50 put out a fire that had engulfed two cars, a Dodge Ram and a Jeep Cherokee, authorities said. An unidentified man was found dead in the Jeep, they added. The Fire Marshal has ruled the incident arson, and the Police Department's Homicide Detect…
Police & Fire
Philly Carjacker May Get 25 Years: Feds
A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty to stealing a car at gunpoint early this year, authorities have announced. Shamire Young, 20, could face up to 25 years in federal prison. Prosecutors said a driver stopped at a Wissahickon Avenue gas station early in the morning on March 11, leaving a passenger behind as he walked into the store. While the car was parked, authorities said Young and two other men approached with handguns and ordered the passenger to hide in a nearby cluster of trees. The driver was ordered to do the same when he returned, officials wrote. In…
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