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Philadelphia Man Killed In Broad-Daylight Shooting, Suspect Arrested: Police Philadelphia Man Killed In Broad-Daylight Shooting, Suspect Arrested: Police
Philadelphia Man Killed In Broad-Daylight Shooting, Suspect Arrested: Police A man was fatally shot in a vehicle in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, Nov. 22, police announced. Officers from the 15th District responded to reports of a person with a gun near the intersection of 5100 Frankford Avenue and Pratt Street at 3:08 p.m., according to investigators. When police and SEPTA officers arrived, they found Moneer Farhat suffering from a gunshot wound to the head in a crashed vehicle, authorities said. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition but was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m., officials said. While on the scene, 39-year-old Sherwayne …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Victim ID'd, Details Released In Northeast Philadelphia Murder Teen Victim ID'd, Details Released In Northeast Philadelphia Murder
Teen Victim ID'd, Details Released In Northeast Philadelphia Murder City police have released new information on the July 23 murder of a 16-year-old in Northeast Philadelphia.  The victim, now identified as Jamil Wyatt, was shot four times on the 1200 block of Van Kirk Street around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, PPD said previously. He was taken to Jefferson Frankford Hospital where he died within the hour.  Wyatt was walking to a store through a rear driveway when three suspects chased him and opened fire, investigators said in an update on Wednesday, July 24. After he fell to the ground, the gunmen shot him again before fleeing the area in a White Nis…

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by Mac Bullock