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Girl Shot Dead Inside Philadelphia Apartment: Homicide Detectives Girl Shot Dead Inside Philadelphia Apartment: Homicide Detectives
Girl Shot Dead Inside Philadelphia Apartment: Homicide Detectives A 17-year-old girl was found dead of a gunshot wound on Monday morning, July 15, Philadelphia police say.  Officers responded to a home on the 5900 block of Chancellor Street around 9 a.m., PPD said in a release. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  No weapon was recovered and no arrest was made as of Monday, they added. Homicide detectives are investigating. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Killed In Bensalem Hit-Run, Say Police 14-Year-Old Killed In Bensalem Hit-Run, Say Police
14-Year-Old Killed In Bensalem Hit-Run, Say Police A teenager is dead following a hit-and-run accident in Bensalem late Thursday night, township police say.  It happened in the westbound lanes of Street Road near the Route 1 overpass around 10:15 p.m. on July 6, the department said.  Two teens were crossing the road mid-block when an oncoming sedan swerved left to avoid them, according to police. The sedan "possibly" hit the second juvenile, 14, as he was standing in the middle lane, they added.  The 14-year-old was hit again by a Hyundai Tuscon while he was laying in the road, the department said.  Police said the tee…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Montco Teen Shot Dead In Philly Was Looking Forward To Summer Job, Loved Ones Say Montco Teen Shot Dead In Philly Was Looking Forward To Summer Job, Loved Ones Say
Montco Teen Shot Dead In Philly Was Looking Forward To Summer Job, Loved Ones Say A Montgomery County teenager who was shot and killed in North Philadelphia over the weekend was looking forward to summer vacation, loved ones say. He was 16 years old. Keivon Abraham of Abington was found with a gunshot wound to the chest on the 2400 block of North Clarion Street early on Monday, May 29, city police told Daily Voice. No arrests have been made in connection with his death and investigators have not revealed a suspected motive, the outlet says.  Loved ones say the teen was a sophomore at Abington High School. The campus community observed a moment of silence on Tuesday…

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by Mac Bullock
Schools
Central PA Football Player's Former Girlfriend Charged Months After Deadly Crash, Suicide Central PA Football Player's Former Girlfriend Charged Months After Deadly Crash, Suicide
Central PA Football Player's Former Girlfriend Charged Months After Deadly Crash, Suicide Investigation details and new charges have been released in the shocking deaths of two Conestoga Valley High School football players who died over the weekend of June 25. Tyler Zook, a 17-year-old Senior at Conestoga Valley High School from Lancaster, was the driver of the 2014 Hyundai Sante Fe; his girlfriend Amalie Wendt, an 18-year-old 2022 CV graduate from Ronks was the front-seat passenger; and Tyreese Smith, a 16-year-old CV Junior from Lancaster, was a rear-seat passenger when the group was going over 90 mph in 40 mph zone of the 500 block of Willow Road around 12:13 a.m., according t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teen Dies Days After Reading Shooting Teen Dies Days After Reading Shooting
Teen Dies Days After Reading Shooting A teen who was critically injured after being shot in Reading earlier this week has died, a spokesperson for the Reading Police Department confirmed Friday. The 16-year-old boy -- whose identity was not released -- was hospitalized in critical condition since being shot while he was walking in the 1000 block of Spring Street Monday, Reading police said. A second boy was left with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the incident appears to be targeted at the boys and not a random incident. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information relative to the incident is asked t…

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by Nicole Acosta