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West Philly Mass Shooting: Second Suspect Wanted, Police Say
A second suspected gunman is wanted for the mass shooting in West Philadelphia on Sunday, July 21, according to city police. Amir Jones, 30, was last seen wearing camouflage shorts and a white T-shirt, authorities said in a release. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on the 1200 block of North Alden Street in Carroll Park, PPD said previously. Three people were killed — 23-year-old Sekayi Robinson and brothers Akil and Rashie Jones, 33 and 29. Six others were wounded and placed in stable condition, including 28-year-old Tahir Shoatz, who has been charged with three …
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Victims ID'd After Deadly Mass Shooting In Philadelphia
The three men who died in the mass shooting in Carroll Park on Sunday, June 21 have been identified by police. Akil Jones, 33, Rashie Jones, 29, and Sekayi Robinson, 23, died after gunfire rang out at a cookout on the 1200 block of North Alden Street around 2 a.m., according to authorities. The Joneses were brothers, police noted. Five other men and one woman were also shot and hospitalized in stable condition, officials have said. Multiple groups exchanged gunfire during the shooting, investigators believe. Police were still on the scene after sunrise Sunday morning. …
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Fifth Suspect In Custody For Philly Mass Shooting That Injured 8 Teens: Police
Philadelphia police have named a fifth suspect in the mass shooting at a SEPTA bus stop on March 6. Fifteen-year-old Jeremiah Jefferson is in police custody, PPD confirmed to Daily Voice. The shooting took place at school dismissal and sent eight teenagers to the hospital – including one 16-year-old in critical condition, who police believe was the intended target of the attack. Four other suspects are in custody for the shooting: 17-year-old Asir Boone, 19-year-old Jermahd Carter, 18-year-old Jamaal Tucker, and 17-year-old Ahnile Buggs. Asir Boone&nb…
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Fourth Suspect In Philly Mass Shooting Caught In Virginia: Marshals (
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Asir Boone has been arrested by US Marshals in Virginia, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. Boone, 17, is a suspect in the mass shooting at a SEPTA bus stop in Burlhome on March 6, officials have said. Marshals said they visited a home on Seaton Avenue in Alexandria around noon Tuesday, March 19 where Boone was thought to be staying with a woman who has Philadelphia ties. They entered the apartment and took him into custody without incident, according to Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Robert Clark. “I hope this final arrest brings some comfort to the st…
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Two Arrested, Two More Sought For Shooting Of 8 Teens At SEPTA Bus Stop
Two suspects are in custody in connection with the mass shooting at a SEPTA bus stop in Philadelphia's Burlhome neighborhood last Wednesday, March 6, according to officials. At a press conference Monday afternoon, March 11, city authorities identified them as Jamaal Tucker, 18, and Ahnile Buggs, 17. Tucker surrendered to police on Friday, March 8 while they were serving search warrants, Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore told reporters. Buggs was arrested over the weekend by US Marshals, who found a .40 caliber Glock 22 pistol in his belongings, authorities said. …
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8 Teens Shot At SEPTA Bus Stop In Northeast Philadelphia: Police (
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Eight students waiting for a SEPTA bus were shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, March 6, city police say. It happened at the corner of Rising Sun and Cottman avenues at 3 p.m., Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told reporters Wednesday evening. Three suspects were sitting in a parked car near a Dunkin Donuts before opening fire, according to Bethel. "At some point when the bus is pulling up and the kids are converging to get on the bus, three individuals exit that vehicle and then discharges multiple times," he said. No arrests have b…
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'70 Rounds Fired' Leaves 7 Shot, 2 Killed In Philadelphia: Police (
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(Note: This story has been updated with new details from Philadelphia police.) Details are emerging in the North Philadelphia mass shooting incident that killed two and sent five more to the hospital on Tuesday night, Nov. 21. The gunfire rang out on the corner of North 6th and North Fairhill streets around 8:30 p.m., authorities said. "At least 70 rounds were fired," the Philadelphia Police said. Two men, 31-year-old Roger Marquez and 38-year-old Leon Pierre, were shot multiple times and taken to Temple University Hospital where they died, according to PPD. Other vi…
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Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over'
An urgent manhunt that began after 18 people were killed and 14 injured in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, ended overnight with the discovery of the 40-year-old suspect's body. Robert Card was found dead in Lisbon, Maine, about a mile from where a white Subaru Outback he was believed to be driving was located at a boat launch. Lisbon is located about 7 miles southeast of Lewiston. Card died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a box trailer in an overflow parking lot at the Maine Recycling Corporation, which is where he once worked, according to authoriti…
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(
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The man killed in a mass shooting at a Pennsylvania Community Center on Sunday morning has been identified. Jamar Montae Porterfield-Herriot Jr., 22, of Homestead, Pittsburgh died at the scene from his injuries, according to the Indian County Coroner's office. Shots rang out at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township, Indiana County around 12:35 a.m. on Oct. 8, Pennsylvania State Police confirm. The shooting happened at a party for some Indiana University of Pennsylvania students being held center, according to the police. Eleven hours after the shooting …
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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…
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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…
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: Two Killed, Dozens Wounded At Baltimore Block Party, Mayor: 'We Will Find You'
An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man were killed and 28 others wounded in a mass shooting at a late-night block party in Baltimore. No arrests had been announced, nor suspects identified, as of noontime Sunday, June 2. However, Mayor Brandon Scott said it's just a matter of time. Nine people were rushed to hospitals from the scene and another 20 got there either via private vehicle or on foot following one of Charm City’s largest mass shootings ever. Three of the injured were in critical condition, authorities said. Witnesses reported hearing 20 to 30 shots at what has been an annu…
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Pennsylvanian Derrick Rump Killed In Colorado Night Club Shooting: Reports
A Berks County native is among the five dead following a mass shooting at a gay bar in Colorado, according to reports. Derrick Rump, a graduate of Kutztown Area Senior High School, according to his social media pages, was killed when a gunman opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 19, multiple media outlets report. On his Facebook page, Rump wrote that he was a bartender at the club. At least twenty-five others were injured in the shooting, it has been widely reported. Police told media that bar patrons subdued the suspected shooter, 22-year-old Anderson Aldrich, u…
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Honda In Philly-NJ Pursuit No Longer Linked To Mass Shooting (
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While police initially believed that a vehicle involved in a pursuit from Philadelphia to New Jersey was linked to a weekend mass shooting, they say that's no longer the case, according to CBS Philadelphia. The dark-colored Honda Accord matched specific characteristics of a suspect vehicle linked to the shooting that left nine people hurt over the weekend, Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet. Once the suspect was taken into custody following the chase, it became clear to investigators that he was not associated with the incident, CBS says citing police. The chase began Wednesd…
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Mass Shooting Threat Leads Pennsylvania Police To Weapons Stockpile At Autistic Man's Home
An Autistic man threatened a mass shooting after a text fight with his girlfriend— and then police found weapons amassed in his home, according to court documents and the Pennsylvania state police. Evan K. Etzweiler, 23, of Millersburg, began making threatening statements to his 52-year-old ex-girlfriend and her family on July 26 and continued through August 10, 2022, even though she reached out to the police on Aug. 5 after he posted a photo with a gun on Facebook, according to a release by the state police the following week and court documents. "Etzweiler had previously made…
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Suspect Charged For Maryland Mass Workplace Shooting That Killed Three
West Virginia resident Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, is facing a host of charges in connection to the fatal mass shooting at Columbia Machine, Inc. in Maryland. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Hedgesville resident is facing multiple murder, assault, and other charges after the shooting in his workplace that left three dead and one critically injured. Specifically, Esquivel was charged with: Three counts of first-degree murder; Three counts of second-degree murder; Five counts of first-degree assault; Five counts of second-degree assault; First-degree attempted murder…
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New Details Released In Mass Maryland Workplace Shooting
What started as a normal day of work for employees at a concrete production plant in Washington County turned bloody when a gunman opened fire during the latest mass shooting in the US. New details have emerged regarding the fatal Maryland shooting that took the lives of three people and left the gunman and a state police trooper hospitalized. Investigators said that the suspect was working a regular shift before he began shooting, according to new information released by investigators in Washington County. Deputies responded to Columbia Machine Inc. on Bikle Road at approximately 2:30 p.m…
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Details Released In Deadly Mass Smithsburg Shooting
Details have been released in the mass Smithsburg shooting that left three people dead Thursday, June 9. Deputies responded to Columbia Machine Inc. on Bikle Road at approximately 2:30 p.m., where they found four victims, three of whom were pronounced dead at the scene, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. The fourth remains critical. The shooter fled the scene before law enforcement agencies arrived, and a description was released to responding units. The suspect vehicle was tracked down by Maryland State Police troopers near Maplesville Road and Mount Aetna Road, where they excha…
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3 Killed In Mass Casualty Philly Shooting Were Boxer, School RA, 'Little Twin' Daughter
Authorities have identified the three people who were killed in this weekend' mass casualty shooting that left nearly a dozen people injured in Philadelphia. Gregory Jackson, 34, Alexis Quinn, 27, and 22-year-old Kris Minners, all of whom were pronounced dead at local hospitals. Jackson was identified by those who know him as a boxer, "vital as ever," whose name in the ring was "Japan Jackson." Posted by Daniel Cork on Sunday, June 5, 2022 Minners was a graduate of Girard College, where he had been working as a residential advisor for 6th and 2nd grade boys, the school said in a statem…
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Authorities ID 3 Dead In Philadelphia Mass Casualty Shooting
Authorities have identified the three people who were killed in this weekend' mass casualty shooting that left nearly a dozen people injured in Philadelphia. Gregory Jackson, 34, Alexis Quinn, 27, and a 22-year-old black man whose name was not released pending notifications, city police said. All were pronounced dead at hospitals. City officers assigned to a foot detail heard gunshots coming from the area of 400 South Street around 11:30 p.m. They ran over and saw several civilians lying on the sidewalk and street with gunshot wounds, authorities said. As the officers began rendering first…
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17-Year-Olds Killed At AirBnB Mass Shooting ID'd: Medical Examiner
The two 17-year-olds who were killed in a mass shooting at a party on Sunday, Apr. 17, have been identified, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Mathew Steffy-Ross of Pitcairn and Jaiden Brown of East Allegheny have been identified as the victims of the deadly shooting. No suspects have been arrested as police continue to investigate the shooting at the AirBnB on Monday. Follow Daily Voice for updates.
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Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M
Families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting reached a historic $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington, officials announced. Attorneys for the families who filed the suit against the now-bankrupt Remington and its four insurers, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they had reached the settlement, representing the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the US. As part of the settlement, lawyers for the families said that Remington agreed to release thousands of pages of internal company do…
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'Birthday Party Turned Deadly': Arrest Made In South Jersey Mass Shooting, 2 Victims ID'd
A 36-year-old man was arrested in a mass shooting that left two people dead and 12 others injured at a South Jersey birthday party over the weekend, authorities said Monday (scroll to bottom for video of full press briefing). Kevin Dawkins, of Bridgeton, was charged with multiple weapons offenses in connection with the Saturday night shooting during a party with hundreds of people in Cumberland County, state and county officials announced. Kevin Elliot, 30, and Asia Hester, 25 -- both of Bridgeton -- were killed in the shooting, with one of the other 12 people shot in critical condition, a…
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