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Estranged Husband Named 'Person Of Interest' After Woman Found Killed In PA Garage: Police
A "person of interest" has been identified after a second missing woman was found murdered in her Philadelphia home, police announced on Monday, Oct. 28. Miguel Aguilar, 34, of Philadelphia, has been identified as a "person of interest" in the death of Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street, according to the Philadelphia Police. Lugo was reported as missing at 8:15 a.m., PPD detailed in a release on Saturday, Oct. 26. She was thought to be "in the company of her estranged husband, who owns a 2006 Chevy Express van with Pennsylvania license plate #ZRR-4023, with a cross on…
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Missing Woman Found Dead In PA Garage Wrapped In Blanket, Towel: Police
A second missing woman has been found murdered in her Philadelphia home, police announced on Sunday, Oct. 27. Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street was reported as missing at 8:15 a.m., Philadelphia Police detailed in a release on Saturday, Oct. 26. She was thought to be "in the company of her estranged husband, who owns a 2006 Chevy Express van with Pennsylvania license plate #ZRR-4023, with a cross on the rear door," the police wrote in the initial release. But later that day, "officers returned to the residence, where they located the victim in the gar…
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Police ID Teen Shot Dead Outside Philly High School (
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Authorities have identified the teenager shot to death shortly before midnight on Sunday, Sept. 22 outside of Martin Luther King High School in the East Germantown section of Philadelphia. William Honesty, 16, of the 2100 block of Homer Street, died as a result of the shooting, Philadelphia police said in a press statement on Monday, Sept. 23. Police were called to the 5900 block of Stenton Avenue at 11:38 p.m. Police found the victim suffering from three gunshot wounds to the chest, the press release states. Medic 33 pronounced the victim dead at the scene at 11:46 p.m. "The m…
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Man Shot Dead Outside Philly High School, $20K Reward Offered
An unidentified man in his 20s was shot dead outside a high school in East Germantown Village, Philadelphia police announced on Monday, Sept. 23. The man was shot once in the chest while in the roadway at 5900 Stenton Avenue, outside of Martin Luther King High School, according to the police. He was pronounced dead by Medic 33 at 11:46 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22. The crime scene was held for further investigation, with no arrests made and no weapons recovered. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Anyone with information about this incident…
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Teen Girl Killed In Philadelphia
A 13-year-old girl was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 18 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The black female was found on the 2800 block of N Bailey Street having suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of her chest just after 7:35 p.m., police said. She was taken by police to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m. The scene remains secured, and investigators are actively working on the case. At this time, no weapons have been recovered, and no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is urg…
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Philly Man ID In Fatal Double-Shooting, $20K Reward Offered: Police (
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The 41-year-old Philadelphia man killed in a double-shooting during an argument in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood early Tuesday morning, Sept. 17, has been identified by authorities. Gregory Heard from the 2700 block of North Hemberger Street died as a result of the shooting, Philadelphia police stated in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 18. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 12:19 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17. A second man, 48, shot during the argument — whose name has not been released — remained in critical but stable condition on Wednesday, police said in t…
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1 Killed, Another Wounded In Double-Shooting In Philadelphia (
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A 41-year-old man was killed and a 48-year-old man was injured in a double-shooting early Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood, authorities said. Names were not immediately released, but Philadelphia police believe the two men could be family members, according to NBCPhiladelphia. Police were called to the 3800 block of North 13th Street — near West Butler Street — just after midnight, police said in a press statement. Police were notified that the two shooting victims arrived at Temple University Hospital by private vehicle. The 41-year-old man suffered mu…
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Fatal Hit-Run: Man Dragged 100 Feet, Driver Stood Over Body Before Fleeing, Police In PA Say
A man appears to have been intentionally struck dead in Philadelphia early Sunday morning, Sept. 15, police announced later in the day. A 28-year-old man had been seen arguing with the driver of a white Dodge Durango with tinted windows just before the hit-and-run, according to the police investigation. Following the argument, he "approached the vehicle and was standing in front of it when the driver accelerated, striking the victim and dragging him approximately 100 feet," the police wrote in the release, office also noted, "the driver then exited the vehicle, briefly obse…
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'An Unimaginable Loss': Family Grieves As Cops ID Philadelphia Shooting Victim, 30
Authorities identified the 30-year-old woman shot and killed early Wednesday, Sept. 11 in Philadelphia. Shiann Grenn was found dead on the 2300 block of East Hagert Street in the 26th District, Philadelphia police said on Thursday, Sept. 12. She was fatally wounded in the chest and left arm, they said. Shiann's mother, Elizabeth Santiago, set up a GoFundMe page. "On September 11, my daughter Shiann Green was sadly taken away from us. It is with deep sorrow that we share this heartbreaking news that Shiann Green tragically lost her life in a senseless act of violence," her mother wrote. "…
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$10K Reward Offered After 43 Guns Stolen In 2 PA Masked Burglaries: ATF
Multiple agencies are investigating after 43 guns were stolen in two burglaries of the same Lancaster firearms shop, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division accounted on Wednesday, Aug. 14. A $10,000 reward is being offered by the ATF and the National Shooting Sports Foundation for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of firearms from Jones Firearms, LLC, a federal firearm licensee, as explained in the release. The burglaries and thefts happened at Jones Firearms, LLC located at 2200 …
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Philly Shooting Victims ID'd By Police
A pair of Philadelphia shooting victims from Wednesday, Aug. 7 have been identified by police. At about 8:40 a.m., Daniel McHale, 32, died as a result of a shooting on the 1100 block of West Girard Avenue, in the 22nd District, Philadelphia police said. Cashmere Brown, 25, died at about 1:50 p.m. as a result of the shooting on the 1400 block of North 54th St., police said. The Philadelphia Police Department is urging anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Homicide Detectives at 215-686-3334. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling or texting our PPD’s tip line …
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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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Suspect Wanted For Deadly Shooting In Northeast Philly: Police
Authorities are searching for a suspect in the Philadelphia murder of 43-year-old Carlton Brown. Brown was unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head on the 1400 block of Kerper Street early Sunday, June 30. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said previously. The suspect is a black male who was wearing a black hoodie with a picture of Marilyn Monroe in a number 11 Philadelphia football Jersey, investigators say. Detectives believe he fled the scene on a bicycle. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or the PP…
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CASE: Philly Man Found Dead Off Turnpike In Lancaster County
State police investigators hope to shed new light on the 1991 murder of a West Philadelphia man. Derek Michael Mason was last seen leaving his South 39th Street home in October of that year, according to troopers. His remains were discovered off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Clay Township, Lancaster County in January 1992. Authorities determined that he had been murdered, but it took until 2023 to identify him using DNA evidence, police say. Mason was known by the nicknames "Hawkeye" and "Hawk." State police said there is an upcoming block party in Mason's old neighborhoo…
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CASE: Man Shot Dead While Checking Flat Tire On Delaware Expressway
Pennsylvania State Police are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who can help them solve Naython Brown's murder. Brown, a 33-year-old Philadelphia resident, was shot once in the head near Exit 4 on Interstate 95 on Oct. 18, 2019. Troopers said he was traveling from Philadelphia to Chester when a rear tire on his Chevrolet Monte Carlo became deflated. Brown pulled over and was waiting for roadside assistance when he was shot dead, according to PSP. The killer has yet to be identified. Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 1-800-472-8477…
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Hunter Mock, Angelito Caraballo Killings: $10K Offered
Authorities are asking for the public's help to solve the murders of Hunter Mock and Angelito Caraballo. A $10,000 reward is being offered by PSP Tips for information on the October 8. slayings. State police have said Mock, 18, and Caraballo, 15, had gone to the wooded area known as "the Sanchez" to go target shooting with two other people on the night they were killed. The four "remained in the area for a short period of time," before Mock was fatally shot in the head and Caraballo was stabbed to death, according to investigators. One suspect walked out of th…
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Suspects In Philly Double Shooting Caught On Video, Investigators Say
Authorities have released video footage that they say shows the two gunmen in the deadly Germantown shooting on March 27. A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 17-year-old was seriously injured when shots rang out on Wister Street around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police have said. Police footage. PhiladelphiaPolice Investigators believe both suspects are teenagers. Suspect one is described as a black male between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-6 with a medium build. Suspect two is described as a black male between 5-foot-10 and 6-foot-1 with a "heavier" build. He may have …
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Police ID 'Execution-Style' Shooting Victims In Philly's Fairmount Park
Authorities have named the man and woman who were shot to death "execution-style" in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on Thursday night, Feb. 29. Forty-nine-year-old Thurston Cooper and 38-year-old Krystina Chambers, both of Philadelphia, were found near 3800 Mount Pleasant Drive around 11 p.m., city police said. Both suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene by medics, according to PPD. Police do not yet have a suspected motive and the Homicide Unit is investigating, authorities said. Anyone with information can call PPD at 215-686-3334. A $4…
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$10K Reward For Info On New Philadelphia Murders
Authorities are now offering $10,000 for any information that leads to the killers of Hunter Mock and Angelito Caraballo. The pair were found dead in a wooded area near Ferndale Road in New Philadelphia Borough early on Oct. 10, state police have said. Investigators believe the teens went to an area in the woods known as the Sanchez to do some target shooting with two other people days earlier on Oct. 8. The four were only in the woods for a brief time before Mock was fatally shot in the head and Caraballo was stabbed to death, troopers say. Detectives have said that…
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45 Years Later, Young Mom's Lehigh Valley Murder Remains Unsolved
Sandra Ann Miller was just 22 years old when police found her dead in her Nazareth Borough home early on Sept. 18, 1978. Miller, mother of a 10-month-old girl, had been stabbed, beaten, and choked to death in her 115 Spring Street residence, according to Pennsylvania State Police. In an archival report from the Allentown Morning Call, investigators said they saw evidence of a violent struggle in the home — vases were knocked over, covers were pulled from the bed, and a telephone was off the receiver, indicating a possible attempt to call for help. A bread knife with …
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: $10K Reward Offered In PA For Info Leading To Killer (
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New details have been released and a $10,000 reward is being offered after two people were shot in a vehicle on Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania. A 41-year-old man from Brookhaven was killed and a 42-year-old man from Chester City was hospitalized after they were shot in a northbound vehicle at mile marker 1.6 in Upper Chichester around 1:20 a.m., on Oct. 7, Pennsylvania State Police explained. The passenger was rushed to Crozer Medical Center and the highway was closed for the criminal investigation on early Saturday morning, police detailed at the time. The roadway reopened just before noon …
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Danelo Cavalcante: Schools Close For 2nd Day, Report Details How Killer May Have Escaped
Chester County schools are closed for the second day in a row as the search for killer fugitive Danelo Cavalcante continues. Both the Kennett Consolidated School District and Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will remain closed Wednesday, Sept. 6, more than a day after the 34-year-old convicted murderer was captured on a trail camera nearby. Citing a criminal complaint, 6abc says Cavalcante may have escaped the same way as Igor Bolte, another inmate in the county prison, did back in May. Bolte is believed to have scaled the wall near the exercise yard before climbing an exposed beam u…
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Disturbing Video Shows Homicide Suspect Wanted In Philly (
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A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the capture of a homicide suspect, Philadephia police announced on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. A 38-year-old man was gunned down by the suspect pictured just after midnight on July 21, 2021, the department said in a release. The suspect and victim had been speaking on the 1800 block of North 26th Street when the gunman pulled out his weapon and opened fire. Note: the below footage contains graphic imagery. This footage released by detectives shows the shooting unfolding on July 21, 2021. PhiladelphiaPolice In surveillance…
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$20K Reward For Suspect Who Shot Philly Woman In Head: Police
Philadelphia police investigators are looking for the man who they say shot a woman in the head early Sunday morning. It happened in Strawberry Mansion just before 6 a.m. on May 14, city police wrote in a release. The 45-year-old victim died from her injuries, the department said. Detectives have released surveillance footage that they claim shows the suspect and his vehicle. Surveillance footage of the suspect released by Philadelphia policePhiladelphiaPolice The man is described as being 25 to 35 years old, 6 feet, thin, and having a beard and braided hair. His car is said to be …
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Three Shooters Sought In PA Dad's Homicide: Police
A Pennsylvania dad of three was found shot to death on Dec. 9, 2022— and on May 15, 2023, police announced they are searching for three shooters and offering a reward. Westmoreland County The City of New Kensington Police and the Westmoreland County Detective Bureau found 31-year-old James Michael Hayes shot to death at the Kensington Arms Apartment Complex, located at 400 11th Street, New Kensington, Westmoreland County at 10:30 p.m., according to the police. Following an investigation, the police say, "evidence at the scene indicates that possibly, three shooters were involved in this i…
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$20K Reward Offered In Deadly Philadelphia Arson Fire
Police in Philadelphia are still searching for answers in a November arson fire that killed a man in his car. Authorities were called to 3501 N. 10th Street around 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 17 for a reported vehicle fire, Daily Voice reported. At the scene, PFD Engine 50 put out a fire that had engulfed two cars, a Dodge Ram and a Jeep Cherokee, authorities said. An unidentified man was found dead in the Jeep, they added. On Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 4:26am, 25th District Police Officers responded to a radio call for a Vehicle Fire located at 3501 N. 10th Street. When police arrived …
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Teen Boy Stabbed Dead In Delco Identified
Support was surging Sunday, April 23 for the family of the 15-year-old boy stabbed to death over the weekend in Delaware County. Michael Garr, of Drexel Hill, has been identified as the victim of the Friday night, April 21 stabbing on the 200 block of Bridge Street in Upper Darby. A relative's best friend launched a GoFundMe campaign for Michael's family, which had raised more than $19,000 as of Sunday. "The family is devastated and trying to process this senseless act," writes campaign founder S Ferry writes. "Looking to support the family and help to defray funeral costs as they bur…
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PA State Police Offer $5K Reward In 2005 Poconos Cold Case
Investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police are re-examining a nearly 20-year-old homicide case — and this time, they're seeking the public's help. Carlos Alamo Jr., known to friends as "Old School," was 50 years old when he was murdered, troopers say. He was discovered dead from a gunshot wound in his apartment at the Wine Press Inn in Pocono Township on Nov. 12, 2005, detectives wrote. It's not clear exactly when "Old School" died, though police say he was last known to be alive two days prior on Nov. 10 at 11 p.m. Troopers say there is a $5,000 reward …
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Philly Parking Officer's Shooter May Be Linked To NY Murder, Cops Say
The man who shot a Philadelphia Parking Authority officer seemingly at random may have also staged a similar attack on a New York gas station worker, authorities say. The city employee was walking along the 4500 block of Frankford Avenue on Nov. 25 when an unknown man walked up behind him and shot him in the head point blank, as Daily Voice has reported. The victim, later widely reported to be 37-year-old Timothy McKenzie, was placed in critical condition. Now, Philadelphia police believe McKenzie's shooter might be responsible for another shooting in New York. Investigators say a man …
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Footage Released Of Philadelphia Homicide Suspects
Four teenagers are wanted in connection with a murder in Philadelphia early this year, authorities have announced. Philly police are seeking the youths as part of their investigation into the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man on the 2500 block of North 28th Street on Jan. 2, they said in a release. The teens were caught on security footage standing together before separating into groups of two, and walking from the 2500 block of Oakdale Street to 2500 N. 28th Street, police said. Suspect one is described as a thin black male aged 14 to 18, wearing a black coat with refl…
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Police ID Suspect In Berks Bar Murder Of Former NFL Player
Authorities believe they know who shot and killed former NFL cornerback Antonio Dennard at a Berks County bar earlier this month. As Daily Voice has previously reported, Dennard was shot dead at Legends bar on North 5th Street Highway in Muhlenberg Township just after 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Now, township police are charging Jose Daniel Pizarro, 24, of Reading, with first-degree murder, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, according to court filings. Judicial records also show that Pizarro was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and receiving stolen property…
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