5-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting: Philadelphia Police 5-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting: Philadelphia Police
5-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting: Philadelphia Police Philadelphia police are seeking three men who they say injured a 5-year-old boy and his grandfather in a drive-by shooting last weekend.  It happened on Saturday, June 24 around 6 p.m., the department wrote in a release. A man told officers he was driving along 61st Street with his 71-year-old father and his young son when the occupants of a white car began shooting at them.  The man pulled into a gas station where the shooters followed and continued their assault before fleeing west on Passyunk Avenue, according to police.  The 71-year-old victim was hit in the lower back a…
Three Teens Hospitalized In Pair Of Philadelphia Shootings, Police Say Three Teens Hospitalized In Pair Of Philadelphia Shootings, Police Say
Three Teens Hospitalized In Pair Of Philadelphia Shootings, Police Say Three teenagers are hospitalized with bullet wounds after two separate shootings unfolded back-to-back late on Monday, June 19, say authorities.  The first shooting was in Kensington, on the 2200 block of Amber Street, city police told Daily Voice.  Officers arrived around 10 p.m. and found an 18-year-old man with two bullet wounds to the abdomen, they said. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where his condition was stabilized, according to police.  Then, at about 11:50 p.m., two more people were shot on the 1700 block of North 29th Street in Strawberry Mansion, auth…
Philly Driver Arrested For Hit-Run That Killed Woman, Hurt 8-Year-Old Philly Driver Arrested For Hit-Run That Killed Woman, Hurt 8-Year-Old
Philly Driver Arrested For Hit-Run That Killed Woman, Hurt 8-Year-Old The driver accused of hitting a woman and child with his car in Center City Philadelphia then fleeing the scene is now in police custody, city authorities told Daily Voice.  Dominique Murphy, 37, of West Philadelphia, is charged with vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault by vehicle, and several realted counts, the department said.  Authorities believe Murphy was behind the wheel of the Jeep that struck a 38-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl on Arch Street around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9.  The adult victim was placed in critical condition with …
Woman, 8-Year-Old Badly Hurt In Late Night Hit-Run: Philadelphia Police Woman, 8-Year-Old Badly Hurt In Late Night Hit-Run: Philadelphia Police
Woman, 8-Year-Old Badly Hurt In Late Night Hit-Run: Philadelphia Police Philadelphia police are searching for the driver of the Jeep that they say struck struck a woman and child in Center City late Tuesday, May 9 then fled the scene.  It began on the 1400 block of John F. Kennedy Boulevard around 10 p.m., when city police spotted the Jeep driving the wrong way down the road, they wrote in a release.  Officers lost sight of the car near North 13th and Filbert Street, they continued. Around that time, the Jeep hit two victims while heading west on Arch Street then fled the area "at a high rate of speed," police said.  The adult victim, a 38-year-…
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting A Philadelphia mom has been charged in connection with the shooting that wounded her 3-year-old son.  Laylaah Muhammad, 23, was arrested late on Wednesday, May 3, on charges of conspiracy, child endangerment, evidence tampering, and more. Her bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million, state court filings show.  Police were called to the 31st Street and Grays Ferry Avenue fire station around 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, where a woman had arrived with a toddler who had been shot in the cheek, authorities said previously.  The child was rushed by ambulance to the Children's …
3-Year-Old Boy Shot In Face Placed In Critical Condition: Philly PD 3-Year-Old Boy Shot In Face Placed In Critical Condition: Philly PD
3-Year-Old Boy Shot In Face Placed In Critical Condition: Philly PD Authorities are investigating after a 3-year-old boy was brought to a Philadelphia fire station with a gunshot wound to the cheek Sunday evening.  Police were called to the 31st Street and Grays Ferry Avenue station around 5 p.m. on April 30, the department told Daily Voice. The child was rushed by ambulance to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was placed in "critical but stable condition," they said.  Investigators believe the shooting occurred on the 1500 block of South Taney Street, about a mile southeast of the fire station.  Detectives said they found evi…
Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance' Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance'
Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance' Several Philadelphia middle school students are hospitalized and their campus is locked down after police say they ate an "unknown substance."  It happened at Crossroads Accelerated Academy, 4300 Westminster Ave. in West Philly, at around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, city police told Daily Voice.  The school was locked down by police at about 12:15 p.m. An unknown number of students "orally ingest(ed)" an "unknown substance" and were taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the department said. They are in stable condition as of 3 p.m., authorities added. …
3-Year-Old Found Dead, Bruised In Philadelphia Bathtub: Police 3-Year-Old Found Dead, Bruised In Philadelphia Bathtub: Police
3-Year-Old Found Dead, Bruised In Philadelphia Bathtub: Police UPDATE: Babysitter Kiarali Rodriguez-Ayala has been charged in the incident. Philadelphia police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a 3-year-old girl, the department told Daily Voice.  Authorities were called to a home on the 400 block of North 50th Street in West Philly at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 for a "hospital case," police said.  They arrived to find the toddler unresponsive in an empty bathtub, according to the statement. She was pronounced dead at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia about an hour later, they added.  Police did not give a cause o…
13-Year-Old Shot In Philly Home: Police 13-Year-Old Shot In Philly Home: Police
13-Year-Old Shot In Philly Home: Police Detectives are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was shot in a Philadelphia home early on Tuesday, police told Daily Voice.  The victim was in a residence on the 2600 block of South 65th Street when she was struck once in the left arm just before 1 a.m. on Feb. 7, the department said. She was rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where she was placed in stable condition, they added.  No arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered from the scene, according to authorities.  Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6abc that the victim was standing by a win…
'Battle Has Begun': Montco Baby Fighting Cancer Won't Fight Alone 'Battle Has Begun': Montco Baby Fighting Cancer Won't Fight Alone
'Battle Has Begun': Montco Baby Fighting Cancer Won't Fight Alone A Montgomery County family faces a long road ahead, but they won't face it alone.  In November, Brian and Colleen Mocey of Limerick learned that their 33-month-old son, Connor Joseph, has Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.  But with the help of their community, the Moceys have raised nearly $40,000 on GoFundMe to help pay for Connor's treatment — all within a single day of launching the page. According to campaign organizer Kelly Mocey, the money will help Brian and Colleen as they take leave from work to support their son. The couple is already l…
3-Year-Old MontCo Girl Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle 3-Year-Old MontCo Girl Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle
3-Year-Old MontCo Girl Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle A 3-year-old Montgomery County girl has died of cancer, her family said.  Anna Lynn Yejin Brunner of Collegeville, daughter of Joseph and Ji Hyun Lee Brunner, succumbed to her illness on Tuesday, Oct. 20 after a nearly two-year battle, according to her obituary. Born in South Korea in 2019, Anna was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer presumed to be neuroblastoma just before Christmas in 2020, her family wrote on a GoFundMe campaign set up to assist with medical costs and raise awareness.  The Brunners, who were living in Japan at the time of the diagnosis, sought care at the Child…
Lehigh Valley Community Rallies For Beloved 12-Year-Old Girl Battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Lehigh Valley Community Rallies For Beloved 12-Year-Old Girl Battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Lehigh Valley Community Rallies For Beloved 12-Year-Old Girl Battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma The Lehigh Valley community is coming together to support a beloved 12-year-old girl undergoing a brave fight against Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Emily FaRannte of Hellertown was just like any other girl her age. From the soccer field to the dance studio, Emily had countless passions, Hellertown Borough says in a Facebook post. But when Emily started feeling shoulder pain in May, a number of doctor appointments determined the cause to be a mass called Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkins). Several grueling medical tests later, Emily was admitted to the Children’s Hospital o…