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Heroic Teen Shot Dead In Delco; Suspect In Custody
A Delaware County teenager who once helped save three kids from drowning in an icy pond was shot dead in Upper Darby, authorities say.
Anthony Alexander, 17, of Collingdale Borough, was in an apartment building on the 2400 block of Marshall Road just before 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, when he was shot, township police said in a statement.
Investigators did not say what led to the shooting.
Early on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 16-year-old Diamire Hickman surrendered to police in connection with the killing, authorities said. He's being tried as an adult and is charged with third-degree murder, inv…
Suspected Roxborough HS Shooters Charged In Second Murder: Report
Three of the teens suspected of killing 14-year-old Nicolas Elizadle outside of Roxborough High School in Philadelphia on Sept. 27 have been charged in connection with another murder, CBS News reports.
Philly police said Troy Fletcher, 15, and Zyhied Jones, 17, and Dayron Burney-Thorne, 16, are all suspects in the murder of 19-year-old Tahmir Jones, who was fatally shot in Center City on Sept. 26, the outlet wrote.
Jones and Fletcher are already in jail, but Burney-Thorne is still at large, CBS News added.
As Daily Voice has reported, police investigators believe Jones, F…
Injured Teen Revealed As 1 Of 2 Shooters At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police
One of the three people who were shot at a popular Pennsylvania amusement park on Saturday, Sept. 24, turns out to be one of the shooters, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6.
Darryl Pirl, 15, of West Mifflin, was on juvenile probation when he illegally obtained a gun, brought it to Kennywood Park, and fired at a group of teens he was feuding with, Allegheny County police allege.
Evidence at the scene helped police determine that there was a second shooter who fled before police arrived, police explain in the release.
Pirl was grazed by the other shooter's bullet, and was "observe…
