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Gunmen Shot, Killed Pair Sitting In Parked Car: Philadelphia PD (VIDEO) Gunmen Shot, Killed Pair Sitting In Parked Car: Philadelphia PD (VIDEO)
Gunmen Shot, Killed Pair Sitting In Parked Car: Philadelphia PD (Video) Police detectives in Philadelphia are looking for the gunmen in a February double homicide.  Investigators say the pictured suspects pulled behind two victims in a parked car and shot them both dead. It happened on the 3600 block of North 17th Street in Nicetown-Tioga on Feb. 13, PPD said.  PPD footage.  PhiladelphiaPolice Suspect one is described as a black male in a light gray hoodie with black pants.  Suspect two is described as a black male in a black hoodie with black pants.  Anyone with information should call 215-686-8477 or submit a tip through th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Security Guard Critical After Shooting At Philly Gas Station: Police Security Guard Critical After Shooting At Philly Gas Station: Police
Security Guard Critical After Shooting At Philly Gas Station: Police One person is dead and a security guard is critically injured following a confrontation at a Fairmount gas station Tuesday night, April 9, Philadelphia police say.  Authorities said it happened at 900 W. College Avenue around 7 p.m. The 30-year-old security guard and a 39-year-old man got into a "verbal altercation" before they exchanged gunfire, police believe.  The security guard was hit in the left thigh and hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," while the 39-year-old was shot in the face and torso and pronounced dead minutes later, PPD said.  Authorities b…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead Inside Philly Store, Police Say Man Shot Dead Inside Philly Store, Police Say
Man Shot Dead Inside Philly Store, Police Say One man was shot to death inside a Kensington Avenue shop on Tuesday morning, April 9, Philadelphia police said in a release.  Authorities responded to a shop on the 2800 block around 9:30 a.m., PPD said. They found an unidentified man in his 20s or 30s with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and took him to Temple Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to the department.  One person is in custody and the Homicide Unit is investigating, authorities said.  "Updates will be sent as they become available," a PPD spokesperson added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead Near Philadelphia's La Salle University, Police Say Man Shot Dead Near Philadelphia's La Salle University, Police Say
Man Shot Dead Near Philadelphia's La Salle University, Police Say A 40-year-old was shot and killed just blocks from La Salle University in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night, April 3, authorities told Daily Voice.  Shots rang out on the 1700 block of West Olney Avenue around 8:45 p.m., PPD said. Officers responded to find the victim with a single gunshot wound to the "lower right stomach." He was taken to Einstein Hospital and pronounced dead just after 9 p.m., according to police.  No arrests have been made and no weapons were recovered as of Thursday morning, April 4, authorities said. The shooting remains under investigation. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed In Reading Shooting Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed In Reading Shooting
Police ID 19-Year-Old Killed In Reading Shooting Authorities responded to the sound of gunfire in Reading on Monday night, April 1, to find a 19-year-old fatally wounded, city police said in a release.  Christian Disla died at the scene of the shooting, according to RPD. Police said it happened on the 1200 block of Muhlenberg Street around 8 p.m. No suspect description was available as of midday Tuesday, April 2. Police said there is "not believed to be any risk to public safety at this time." Loved ones have launched a GoFundMe to cover Disla's funeral costs.  Anyone with information is asked to call Reading Police …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Coroner Names 3-Year-Old Killed By Gunfire In Allentown Coroner Names 3-Year-Old Killed By Gunfire In Allentown
Coroner Names 3-Year-Old Killed By Gunfire In Allentown The toddler who died from a gunshot wound in Allentown on Thursday, March 28 was 3-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Borgen's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the body, but the manner of death is pending investigation, said Coroner Daniel Buglio after an autopsy on Friday, March 29.  Police said he was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities have said.  …

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by Mac Bullock
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4-Year-Old Girl Shot In Philadelphia: Police 4-Year-Old Girl Shot In Philadelphia: Police
4-Year-Old Girl Shot In Philadelphia: Police A 4-year-old girl was hospitalized with a gunshot wound in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, March 28, city police say.  Authorities said it happened just after 7 p.m. on the 2400 block of 79th Avenue. The victim was struck once in the abdomen in a bathroom at a residence, police said.  She was taken to Einstein Hospital where her condition is said to be stable.  Police said the weapon had not been recovered and no arrests had been made as of Thursday night.  The shooting comes just hours after a 3-year-old was fatally shot in Allentown. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting
Police Name Victim In Deadly Coatesville Shooting One man was killed and another hospitalized after gunfire rang out in Coatesville on Wednesday, March 27, authorities say.  In a release, police said the shooting happened near Oak and Fulton streets around 2 p.m. Twenty-eight-year-old Drevon M. Echols of Coatesville was found dead in the roadway from "apparent gunshot wounds," authorities wrote.  Shortly after, police were called about a second gunshot victim near 1st Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The 23-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Paoli Hospital, CPD said.  Investigators believe he "was connected…

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by Mac Bullock
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16-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Philadelphia: Investigators 16-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Philadelphia: Investigators
16-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Philadelphia: Investigators One teen is dead and another hospitalized after gunfire rang out in Germantown on Wednesday night, March 27, according to Philadelphia police.  Authorities said it happened near the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Wister Street around 6:45 p.m.  A 16-year-old boy was struck once in the right upper back and pronounced dead minutes later at Einstein Hospital, police said. A 17-year-old boy was struck in the right hip and hospitalized in stable condition. Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6abc that a stray bullet passed through a car window and grazed the shirt of a 55-yea…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Gunmen Sought For SEPTA Stop Shooting That Killed 1, Injured 4: Police Gunmen Sought For SEPTA Stop Shooting That Killed 1, Injured 4: Police
Gunmen Sought For SEPTA Stop Shooting That Killed 1, Injured 4: Police Philadelphia police have released new images of the suspects in a deadly March 4 shooting at a SEPTA bus stop.  Seventeen-year-old Dayemen Taylor was killed when gunfire rang out at a stop in Ogontz around 3:45 p.m., police have said.  Also injured were: A 15-year-old boy with a graze wound to the right shoulder A 71-year-old woman shot in the forehead A 49-year-old woman with a graze wound to the right forearm A 15-year-old boy with a graze wound to the buttocks All four wounded victims were said to be hospitalized in stable condition.  Authorities are now seeking two su…

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by Mac Bullock
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Victim Shot In Face On Pottstown Street, Say Police Victim Shot In Face On Pottstown Street, Say Police
Victim Shot In Face On Pottstown Street, Say Police One person is seriously wounded after shots rang out in Pottstown on Sunday night, March 17, authorities say.  Police were called to North Washington St. and Union Alley around 8:30 p.m. for reported gunfire, borough police wrote in a release. Officers said they arrived to find multiple shell casings on the ground and a small amount of blood.  Minutes later, the unnamed victim was checked into Pottstown Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left side of the face, the release says. They were taken to a trauma center in critical condition.  Detectives have processed the scene a…

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Believed Killer's Final Facebook Post Prompted Support From Friends Before NJ Murder-Suicide Believed Killer's Final Facebook Post Prompted Support From Friends Before NJ Murder-Suicide
Believed Killer's Final Facebook Post Prompted Support From Friends Before NJ Murder-Suicide An alleged killer's final Facebook post attracted support from friends and family in the days before and after a murder-suicide. "Bye [till] we meet again I love y’all," Alex Morales wrote on Feb. 29, shortly after 11 p.m. The post garnered 20 comments, some people checking in, others sending love. "What's up with you Alex Morales , how are man, hope you are feeling well, if not right now, just think things will get better bro. hang in there," one person wrote. "Alex, I hope u are well brother. If u ever just need to talk ... reach out," another said. "If u need help or a referral please …

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by Jon Craig