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23-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Roxborough Shooting: Police 23-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Roxborough Shooting: Police
23-Year-Old Charged In Deadly Roxborough Shooting: Police A Philadelphia is man charged with murder after police said he shot and killed an 18-year-old in a Roxborough apartment.  Kione Gary, 23, is being held without bail, according to court records.  Gary originally told authorities he was home with his girlfriend when her sisters and two men entered the 7901 Henry Ave. apartment and "approached him in a threatening manner."  Gary said he fired one shot at them before fleeing off the balcony, according to police.  Investigators now believe he was involved in a "domestic altercation" with his girlfriend that "escalated physi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cop Injured In Philadelphia Crash; Driver In Custody Cop Injured In Philadelphia Crash; Driver In Custody
Cop Injured In Philadelphia Crash; Driver In Custody A city police officer is injured and a driver is in custody after a car crash in Philadelphia early Thursday, Sept. 28, authorities say.  It happened on the 5000 block of Kershaw Street in West Philly, around 2 a.m., the department told Daily Voice.  The officer was taken to Roxborough Hospital where he is "expected to be treated and released," while the other driver was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition, they said.  The driver is being "held as a prisoner" but police did not detail the charges.  The crash remains under investigation, they added. …

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by Mac Bullock
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Man, Woman Ambushed By Gunfire In Philadelphia: Police Man, Woman Ambushed By Gunfire In Philadelphia: Police
Man, Woman Ambushed By Gunfire In Philadelphia: Police Two people are injured — one critically — after being shot on a Philadelphia street late on Sunday, June 25, city police told Daily Voice.  It happened in Strawberry Mansion, on the 2700 block of North Dover Street, the department said. Officers were called for reported gunfire at around 9:30 p.m.  They arrived to find a 30-year-old woman sitting in a Chevrolet with a gunshot wound to her back, police said. They took her to Temple University Hospital where she was placed in critical condition, according to authorities.  Another victim, a 38-year-old man, was driven…

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by Mac Bullock
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18-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia 18-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia
18-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia An 18-year-old man is accused of opening fire on an off-duty officer during a confrontation in Philadelphia last week.  Nakeem Wilson of Philadelphia is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts, city police told Daily Voice.  The department previously said that an officer and a man on a scooter exchanged gunfire during a road rage incident in Roxborough late on Thursday, June 8.  Now, investigators say it began when the off-duty officer spotted Wilson "operating a black scooter recklessly" on the 7600 block of Ridge Avenue.&n…

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by Mac Bullock