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Human Remains Found In Duffel Bag Identified As Missing 4-Year-Old: Philly PD Human Remains Found In Duffel Bag Identified As Missing 4-Year-Old: Philly PD
Human Remains Found In Duffel Bag Identified As Missing 4-Year-Old: Philly PD The remains found in a duffel bag in West Philadelphia on March 18 were those of Damari Carter, city police confirmed to Daily Voice.  Authorities began investigating 4-year-old Carter's disappearance on Dec. 30, 2023, Daily Voice reported.  Carter's mother Dominique Bailey originally told family members her son had died after being hit by a car, but investigators found no evidence supporting that claim, authorities have said.  She and 30-year-old Kevin Spence were arrested and charged with murder in January after police raided Spence's Reno Street home, officials said.…

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by Mac Bullock
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Young Child's 'Severely Decomposed' Body Found In Duffel Bag In Philadelphia: Police Young Child's 'Severely Decomposed' Body Found In Duffel Bag In Philadelphia: Police
Child Found Dead In Duffel Bag In Mantua: Philly PD Police are investigating after a young child was found dead in a duffel bag in Philadelphia on Monday morning, March 18.  The child was found on the 600 block of N. 38th Street in the Mantua section of West Philly, according to the department. Police said it was discovered by someone doing work behind a property on the block.  The child has not yet been identified and their gender is unknown, police said. The remains are "severely decomposed," they added.  6abc reports that the child is thought to be between 2 and 4 years old.  SEE ALSO: Infant Has 'Suspicious' De…

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by Mac Bullock
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One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police
One Killed, One Badly Injured In West Philly Shooting: Police One man was gunned down and another is in critical condition after gunfire rang out in a West Philadelphia neighborhood late on Wednesday, authorities say.  Police were dispatched to the 3900 block of Folsom Street in Mantua just after 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 15, the department told Daily Voice. Officers arrived to find two male victims with gunshot wounds, they said.  One victim, a 22-year-old, was shot multiple times in the chest, police said. Authorities took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on North 39th Street, where he was pronounced dead at about 10:15 p.m., they wrote. Hi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philadelphia Girl, 6, Shot Playing Outside Philadelphia Girl, 6, Shot Playing Outside
Philadelphia Girl, 6, Shot Playing Outside A 6-year-old girl was shot while playing outside with her friends in Philadelphia Monday afternoon, authorities said. A group of young males ran toward the kids playing on the 300 block of Wyalusing Avenue in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia when shots were fired, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. The girl's parents were reportedly sitting in a car nearby. The girl was shot in her leg and some of the bullets hit the windshield of a vehicle, Outlaw said. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday.

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by Cecilia Levine