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Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop
Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop A Philadelphia judge has reinstated the criminal charges against an ex-police officer related to the August killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry, according to multiple news outlets and court records.  Former PPD officer Mark Dial was charged with murder, aggravated assault, official oppression, and related counts after he shot Irizarry dead during a traffic stop in Kensington on Aug. 14.  Dial originally told investigators he shot Irizarry after the 27-year-old lunged at him with a knife, though his body camera footage later revealed Irizarry never got out of his car.  He w…

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by Mac Bullock
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Family Of Man Shot Dead By Philly Police Seek Answers Family Of Man Shot Dead By Philly Police Seek Answers
Family Of Man Shot Dead By Philly Police Seek Answers The relatives of a 27-year-old Philadelphia man shot dead by city police officers claim authorities lied about the circumstances that led them to kill him.  Eddie Irizarry was fatally shot by two officers in Kensington around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, city police have previously confirmed to Daily Voice.  In comments that were widely reported including by the Philadelphia Inquirer, police originally claimed that Irizarry was followed by officers after they saw him drive the wrong way down a city street.  Police alleged the 27-year-old had lunged at the officers with a k…

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by Mac Bullock
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Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges
Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges One suspect faces multiple charges in connection with the mass shooting that left five people dead in Southwest Philadelphia late on Monday, July 3.  Kimbrady Carriker, 40, is accused of murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and related firearm offenses, city police told Daily Voice.  The first shots rang out just before 8:30 p.m. Monday on the 1600 block of South 56th Street in Kingsessing, the department said. Officers arrived to find multiple victims injured across an "extensive scene," according to police.  Six people were rushed from the scene to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where fo…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting
Police ID 5 Killed In Philadelphia Mass Shooting Police have identified the five victims killed Monday evening, July 3 by a 40-year-old gunman in a bulletproof vest who opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section. The following individuals were killed by gunfire: Lashyd Merritt, 20, male, shot multiple times in the chest and arm, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Dymir Stanton, 2, male, shot in the chest and back, pronounced at 8:43 p.m.; Ralph Moralis, 59, shot in the head, side, and buttocks, pronounced at 8:47 p.m.; Daujan Brown, 15, male, shot in the shoulder, chest, and back, pronounced at 8:40 p.m.; Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31, male, shot m…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Philadelphia Mass Shooter Had Bulletproof Vest, AR-Style Rifle: Police Philadelphia Mass Shooter Had Bulletproof Vest, AR-Style Rifle: Police
Philadelphia Mass Shooter Had Bulletproof Vest, Ar-style Rifle: Police A gunman in a bulletproof vest opened fire in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section Monday night, July 3, killing five people and wounding two children, NBC10 reports citing Philadelphia police. Police responding to reports of shots fired found multiple victims at 56th Street and Chester Avenue around 8:30 p.m., the outlet said. Then, they heard more shots being fired on the 1800 block of Frazier Street, police said. Police spotted the suspect, who led a foot pursuit before officers captured him in an alleyway, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a press conference. The g…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Philly's 'Boy In The Box' Identified After 65 Years: Police Philly's 'Boy In The Box' Identified After 65 Years: Police
Philly's 'Boy In The Box' Identified After 65 Years: Police A boy found dead in a box 65 years ago in Philadelphia has been identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, city police announced at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 8.   Dubbed "The Boy in the Box" or "America's Unknown Child" after his body was found stuffed in a bassinet box along Susquehanna Road in February 1957, the boy's case was one of the oldest unsolved murders in Philadelphia history, according to the department.  Zarelli was born in 1953, and police say they have identified his parents. Officials said they were able to identify the boy by compar…

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by Mac Bullock