Triple Shooting, Homicide In Philadelphia: Police (DEVELOPING) Triple Shooting, Homicide In Philadelphia: Police (DEVELOPING)
Triple Shooting, Homicide In Philadelphia: Police (Developing) A shooting has left two people in the hospital and a man dead, Philadelphia police announced late on Friday night.  The triple shooting happened in the 5600 block of Pentridge Street at 7:24 p.m., as detailed in the PPD release.  The fatal victim was a 28-year-old Black man who suffered "multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body," PPD said. He was taken by police to Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead ten minutes later.  Another Black man, a 36-year-old, suffered a single gunshot wound to his abdomen and was taken to the same hospital where he remains in cr…
PA Man Who Killed Teen At Sunoco Gets Life In Prison 'Plus', DA Says PA Man Who Killed Teen At Sunoco Gets Life In Prison 'Plus', DA Says
PA Man Who Killed Teen At Sunoco Gets Life In Prison 'Plus', DA Says A man is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a teenager at a Sunoco over an unpaid phone bill, the Lancaster District Attorney's office announced on Friday, Jan. 26.  Carlos Almanzar-Torres, now 23, who brutally killed Damian Santiago, 19, at the Sunoco located at 111 West Orange Street around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 11, 2022. He was sentenced on Jan. 23 after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. “We are here for the actions of an angry man,” prosecuting Assistant District Attorney CJ Rest…
Two Victims Named In North Philly Speakeasy Shooting: Authorities Two Victims Named In North Philly Speakeasy Shooting: Authorities
Two Victims Named In North Philly Speakeasy Shooting: Authorities Philadelphia police have named the two people who were killed in a shooting in North Philadelphia early Sunday morning, Jan. 14.  Authorities said they were called to a suspected speakeasy, or unlicensed bar, on the 2400 block of Myrtlewood Street just before 1 a.m. They arrived to find six people suffering from gunshot wounds, the department told Daily Voice.  Edison Frazier, 53, of West Philadelphia, was shot in the face.  Christopher Smith, 41, of North Philadelphia, was shot multiple times in the chest.  Both men were pronounced dead at the scene just after 1 a.m.,…
Two Teens Arrested After 16-Year-Old Shot In Head At SEPTA Station: Police (UPDATED) Two Teens Arrested After 16-Year-Old Shot In Head At SEPTA Station: Police (UPDATED)
Two Teens Arrested After 16-Year-Old Shot In Head At SEPTA Station: Police (Updated) (Note: This story has been updated with new information from Philadelphia police.) One teenager is in critical condition and two others are in custody after shots rang out at a SEPTA station in Center City Philadelphia Thursday night, Jan. 11, police told Daily Voice.  The 16-year-old victim was hit once in the head on the westbound platform of the 15th Street Station around 9:30 p.m., according to PPD. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition, police said.  Officers heard the shots and arrested two teenage suspects at the scene, police said. A weapon w…
PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities
PA Dad Killed Woman Before His Son Shot Him In Self-Defense: Authorities A Northumberland County man was shot dead by his son after killing a woman and threatening to harm others at a Lower Mahanoy home on Sunday night, Jan. 7, according to officials.   State police previously announced they were investigating the deaths of Tracey Adams and Brandi Hauck, who they said were found at 844 Malta Road around 5 p.m.  Investigators now say Adams was involved in a "verbal and physical" domestic dispute at a house on Adams Road earlier in the evening. The fight caused an adult woman and a daughter of Adams' to flee the home and go to Hauck's house on Malta…
Double Homicide: Infant, Woman, Man Shot In Allentown, Police Say Double Homicide: Infant, Woman, Man Shot In Allentown, Police Say
Double Homicide: Infant, Woman, Man Shot In Allentown, Police Say A man, a woman, and a baby were found shot in Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio told Daily Voice on Saturday.  The unnamed 66-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, and a 1-year-old infant were found shot in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, Allentown, Lehigh County, at 8:49 p.m. on Dec. 29, the coroner detailed.  The woman was pronounced dead at 9:59 PM and the baby boy was pronounced dead at 10:01 p.m., according to coroner Buglio.  The man was found wounded at the scene and was taken by Allentown EMS to a local hospital, the Allentown police explaine…
Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer
Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer Shock and sadness spread following the killing of Philadelphia school staffer Bilal Henry, who was killed when he answered the front door of his own home, authorities said. Police responding to reports of a person with a gun on the 3500 block of Woodhaven Road found 33-year-old Henry with gunshot wounds to the torso around 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, city police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. To know that Mr. Henry was gunned down answering the door at his own home, while his wife and children were present is just gut-wrenching,” said Jerry T. Jordan, president of the Philadel…
Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives
Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives Police have identified the Northeast Philadelphia man who was shot and killed answering his door late Thursday night, Dec. 28.  Bilal Henry, 33, heard a loud knocking at his 3500 Woodhaven Road apartment sometime before 11:30 p.m., according to investigators.  When he opened the door, he was shot multiple times in the torso, police said. First responders pronounced Henry dead at the scene minutes later, authorities said.  Detectives said other people were in the home at the time of the shooting but that none of them were injured. No motive is apparent to investigators and no…
Feds Charge NJ, PA Firearm Companies With Illegally Storing, Selling Ghost Guns Feds Charge NJ, PA Firearm Companies With Illegally Storing, Selling Ghost Guns
Feds Charge NJ, PA Firearm Companies With Illegally Storing, Selling Ghost Guns Three New Jersey and Pennsylvania-based firearms dealers and vendors are being charged with civil complaints for failing to comply with New Jersey’s firearms public nuisance law, federal officials announced. The charges come against FSS Armory, a New Jersey licensed gun dealer, and two Pennsylvania-based gun companies, Patriot Enterprises Worldwide LLC, a gun show company known more commonly as Eagle Shows, and Not An LLC, a ghost gun products vendor doing business as JSD Supply, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Tuesday, Dec. 12. FSS Armory, in Pine Brook, stored …
Teen Accused Of Murdering 18-Year-Old 'In Search Of A Better Future' In Maryland Teen Accused Of Murdering 18-Year-Old 'In Search Of A Better Future' In Maryland
Teen Accused Of Murdering 18-Year-Old 'In Search Of A Better Future' In Maryland Officers in Maryland have arrested a man who allegedly was responsible for the murder of a Cuban national, who had been living in Pennsylvania, and was found dead in Baltimore last month, authorities announced on Monday. City resident Marques Harris, 18, has been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of Carlos Carrazana-Ricardo, who was struck by a stray bullet in November, the Baltimore Police Department announced on Monday. At around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 600 block of North Dukeland Street after being approached by…
Man Killed, Woman Hurt In Early Morning Shooting At Philadelphia Home: PD Man Killed, Woman Hurt In Early Morning Shooting At Philadelphia Home: PD
Man Killed, Woman Hurt In Early Morning Shooting At Philadelphia Home: PD One person is dead after gunfire rang out at a Philadelphia home early Monday morning, Dec. 4, city police told Daily Voice.  Authorities responded to a residence on the 7300 block of Sommers Road around 12:45 a.m., the department said.  They arrived to find a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest and right arm, according to officials. He was taken to Einstein Hospital and later died from his injuries, authorities said.  His name was not reported.  A 45-year-old woman was shot once in the left high and also taken to Einstein, where she was placed in stable …
Alleged Straw Gun Buyer Put 20+ Illegal Firearms On Pennsylvania Streets, AG Says Alleged Straw Gun Buyer Put 20+ Illegal Firearms On Pennsylvania Streets, AG Says
Alleged Straw Gun Buyer Put 20+ Illegal Firearms On Pennsylvania Streets, AG Says A Philadelphia man is accused of putting nearly two dozen illegal guns in the hands of criminals, according to prosecutors.  Michael Bickle is charged with making 23 "straw purchases" of firearms, said the Attorney General's Office in a release Friday, Dec. 1.  Authorities believe the illegal sales date back to 2014 but said most of the straw guns — 21 of them — were purchased in 2022.  None of the guns were reported lost or stolen before Bickle allegedly sold them to people ineligible for firearm ownership, the AG's Office said.  Six of the guns have since t…