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SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect ID'd: Police (UPDATE) SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect ID'd: Police (UPDATE)
SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect ID'd: Police (Update) The name of the suspect wanted for a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus earlier this month has been released by police on Saturday, Oct. 12. Raphael Ezeamaka, 18, of Darby, is wanted for a triple shooting that happened on a SEPTA Route G bus at 700 South 57th Street on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.  Ezeamaka is thought to frequent the Southwest, West, and South Philadelphia areas, according to police. He is wanted for Aggravated Assault, Illegal Possession of a Firearm, and related offenses, police said. Photos of Ezeamaka had been released by the …

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by Merriell Moyer
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'Armed And Dangerous' Philly Woman Sought Following Shooting In City: PPD 'Armed And Dangerous' Philly Woman Sought Following Shooting In City: PPD
'Armed And Dangerous' Philly Woman Sought Following Shooting In City: PPD A Philadelphia woman believed to be armed and dangerous is being sought for her part in a shooting that happened in Philadelphia on Monday, Sept. 30, police announced the following afternoon. Vanessa Graystone, 20, of the 1500 block of East Duval Street, is wanted in connection with a shooting that took place in the alleyway of the 1500 block of East Johnson Street at 4:54 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, the Philadelphia Police Department detailed in the release.  When police arrived on the scene, they found a 29-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back, according to police. H…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Suspect Sought In Series Of Philadelphia Bank Robberies Suspect Sought In Series Of Philadelphia Bank Robberies
Suspect Sought In Series Of Philadelphia Bank Robberies The FBI-Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public's help in locating a suspect involved in a series of recent bank robberies in Philadelphia. The suspect is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the TD Bank located at 6304 Roosevelt Boulevard, as well as two additional robberies at Citizens Bank branches last week, Philadelphia police said. "The suspect is considered armed and dangerous," police said.  Anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is urged to contact the FBI-Violent Crimes Task Force immediately a…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Shooting Sends 4 GirlsTo Hospital York Police Say Shooting Sends 4 GirlsTo Hospital York Police Say
Shooting Sends 4 GirlsTo Hospital York Police Say UPDATE: the vehicle was located shortly after Daily Voice published this. The police thank everyone who submitted tips.  ORIGINAL: Suspects and their stolen vehicle are being sought after four teenage girls were shot in York City on Monday, police announced on June 25. Three 18-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl were shot in the 600 block of West Market Street at 6:47 p.m. on June 24, police detailed in the initial release. All four girls sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital in a private vehicle.  Police believe the shootings were possibl…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Among Three Shot In Philadelphia: Police 8-Year-Old Among Three Shot In Philadelphia: Police
8-Year-Old Among Three Shot In Philadelphia: Police Investigators in Philadelphia are looking for an accused gunman in a triple shooting on Thursday, May 23.  Police said the pictured man shot three people on the 300 block of East Allegheny Avenue in Kensington, including:  A 47-year-old woman struck in the face and placed in "critical but stable" condition A 45-year-old man struck in the leg and placed in stable condition An 8-year-old girl grazed in the head and placed in stable condition Investigators believe the shooter opened fire at a black sedan that collided with his motorscooter around 3 p.m. He fled the scene on foot.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Sex Assault Suspect Sought Philly Sex Assault Suspect Sought
Philly Sex Assault Suspect Sought Police are seeking a man who they say carried out a sexual assault in West Philadelphia in the early hours on Tuesday, May 2.  It happened on the 3800 block of Chestnut Street around 1:50 a.m., city police wrote in a release.  The Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit is attempting to identify a male suspect depicted in this video. The sexual assault occurred on the 3800 block of Chestnut Street at approximately 1:50am on May 2, 2023. Suspect Description: Black male, 20 to 30 years old, approximately 6 feet tall, with a close haircut, dark hooded Polo zip-up jacket, blue…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Cousins ID'd As Suspects In Quadruple Philadelphia Shooting Cousins ID'd As Suspects In Quadruple Philadelphia Shooting
Cousins ID'd As Suspects In Quadruple Philadelphia Shooting A pair of cousins and "persons of interest" have been identified in the bloody Lawncrest shooting that killed three and badly injured one in Lawncrest on Friday are armed, dangerous, and on the loose, say Philadelphia police.  Three young men were shot dead on the 5900 block of Palmetto Street in the near Northeast around 3:35 p.m. on April 28, Daily Voice reported. The victims have since been identified as:  Malik Ballard, 17, of Frankford  Khalif Frezghi, 18, of East Mount Airy Salah Fleming, 14, of North Philadelphia Police have said the fourth victim, a 16-year-old boy, …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Authorities Seek Reading Man Charged In Deadly Nightclub Shooting Authorities Seek Reading Man Charged In Deadly Nightclub Shooting
Authorities Seek Reading Man Charged In Deadly Nightclub Shooting A 28-year-old Berks County man charged in connection with a fatal nightclub shooting in Reading was being sought by authorities Sunday. A warrant is out for the arrest of Alberto Rivera -Vázquez, who was charged with first and third-degree murder after a 43-year-old man was found dead on South 6th Street early Sunday morning, according to the Reading Police Department. Officers found José Rodríguez-Bultron and a second victim with multiple gunshot wounds outside La Cabaña Lounge around 12:15 a.m., police said. Both victims were rushed to Reading Hospital, where Rodrigue…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Police Search For Man Who Allegedly Shot Brother Inside Coatesville Home SEEN HIM? Police Search For Man Who Allegedly Shot Brother Inside Coatesville Home
Seen HIM? Police Search For Man Who Allegedly Shot Brother Inside Coatesville Home Police in Chester County are seeking the public's help locating a Coatesville father who they say shot his brother while his eight-month-old child was present, authorities said. Responding to a report of a gunshot victim, arriving officers found Luis Martinez, 24, with a gunshot wound to his upper left leg at a home in the 80 block of South 6th Avenue at approximately 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to Coatesville police. Martinez told officers that his brother, Nelson Ortiz, 18, shot him inside the home, police said. Martinez and witnesses believed Ortiz was still inside the home with his 8-…

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by Nicole Acosta