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Deadly Early Morning Shooting Under Investigation: Philadelphia Police Deadly Early Morning Shooting Under Investigation: Philadelphia Police
Deadly Early Morning Shooting Under Investigation: Philadelphia Police A man died from his wounds after he was shot multiple times Friday morning, Aug. 2, authorities say.  The shooting happened before 4 a.m. on the 200 block of West Somerset Street in Kensington, according to PPD. The victim, a man in his early 30s, was struck in the abdomen, right leg, and left arm, police wrote.  He was taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead around 4:20 a.m., authorities said. His name was not reported as of late Friday morning.  No arrests have been made and no weapons recovered, PPD added. Anyone with information is asked to call the …
Police Name Three Victims Of Weekend Homicides In Philadelphia Police Name Three Victims Of Weekend Homicides In Philadelphia
Police Name Three Victims Of Weekend Homicides In Philadelphia Authorities have identified three people killed in three separate shootings across Philadelphia over the weekend.  The 59-year-old woman killed in Kensington on Friday afternoon, June 28 was Gladys Rivera-Perez, city police said.  Rivera-Perez was sitting on her porch when an argument broke out between "teenage females" on the 3400 block of Tampa Street, investigators believe. A man in a white car pulled up and got out brandishing a firearm, according to PPD.  The suspect shot at a group of fleeing people, chased them, and then fired another shot on the 600 block o…
Missing Philadelphia Senior May Be In Danger, Authorities Warn Missing Philadelphia Senior May Be In Danger, Authorities Warn
Missing Philadelphia Senior May Be In Danger, Authorities Warn Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in tracking down an endangered missing senior.   Norman Sweeney, 77, hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon, Oct. 23, authorities said.  He was last spotted along the 500 block of East Allegheny Avenue in Kensington, near Lewis Elkin Elementary School, according to PPD.  Sweeney is 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds with a thin build, gray hair, and a mustache, police said. He was wearing a black jacket, a sweater, multicolored pants with maroon stripes on the sides, and red, white, and blue sneakers. Anyone with informat…