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Detective ID'd In Fatal Off-Duty Shooting, Philadelphia Police Say Detective ID'd In Fatal Off-Duty Shooting, Philadelphia Police Say
Detective ID'd In Fatal Off-Duty Shooting, Philadelphia Police Say Both the victim and the shooter of an officer-involved killing have been identified, Philadelphia police announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  Robert Jones, a 54-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was shot dead by Detective Christopher Sweeney, a 43-year-old white man from Philadelphia, according to an updated release by PPD. The shooting happened at the intersection of Willits Road and Holme Avenue at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, according to the initial release, as Daily Voice previously reported. A preliminary investigation into the incident found that the off-duty homicide detecti…

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by Merriell Moyer & Jillian Pikora
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Off-Duty Detectives Kills Man, 54, In Philadelphia, Police Say Off-Duty Detectives Kills Man, 54, In Philadelphia, Police Say
Off-Duty Detectives Kills Man, 54, In Philadelphia, Police Say A 54-year-old man was killed in a shooting involving an off-duty detective in Philadelphia, according to police. Police were dispatched to assist another officer at the intersection of Willits Road and Holme Avenue at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, the Philadelphia Police Department said. A preliminary investigation into the incident found that the off-duty homicide detective and another driver stopped their vehicles on the roadway, according to police. The other driver left his vehicle and approached the detective's personal vehicle on foot. The detective, a 14-year veteran of the Philadelp…

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by Merriell Moyer