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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
Police & Fire
Suspicious Fire Kills Philly Man, 37: Police Suspicious Fire Kills Philly Man, 37: Police
Suspicious Fire Kills Philly Man, 37: Police A 37-year-old man was killed in a fire that was intentionally set in Southwest Philadelphia, authorities said. The victim's name had not been released. On Thursday, Aug. 29, at about 7:30 p.m., Philadelphia Police and Fire Department responded to a fire on the 5700 block of Harmer Street, in the 19th District. A second male victim, 48, was transported to Pen Presbyterian Medical Center by PFD-Medic Unit, where he is listed in stable condition.  The Fire Marshall responded to the scene and ruled it an arson.  The investigation is active and ongoing with Southwest Detectives Di…

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by Jon Craig
News
'Non-Verbal' Adult Goes Missing In Pennsylvania, Police Say 'Non-Verbal' Adult Goes Missing In Pennsylvania, Police Say
'Non-Verbal' Adult Goes Missing In Pennsylvania, Police Say A non-verbal adult at high risk of being victimized has gone missing in Philadelphia, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 15. Woodley, also known as Qwan, is 41 years old and a resident of the Resources for Human Development program. He was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 7. He is approximately 5’4” tall and weighs 163 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a royal blue shirt, grey pajamas and sweatpants, and Crocs and carrying a black bookbag, and Walmart and Target bags. He has been recently sighted near Rising Sun Plaza, Olney Plaza, Bridge/Pratt…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Fourth Suspect Arrested For Attack On Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia Fourth Suspect Arrested For Attack On Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia
Fourth Suspect Arrested For Attack On Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia Arthur Jones was arrested by US Marshals in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 28.  Jones, 38, was wanted in connection with the assault and robbery of PPD Officer Eric Rodriguez on May 12.  Marshals said he was hiding in a hotel when law enforcement tracked him down around 11:30 a.m. He surrendered without incident, authorities said.  Officials have said several people assaulted Rodriguez on Oxford Street and stole his gun. Rodriguez was treated for a black eye, facial bruises, and a leg injury. Three people other than Jones have since been charged: 23-year-old Ci…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Man Doused Victims In Gasoline, Set Them On Fire: Police Philadelphia Man Doused Victims In Gasoline, Set Them On Fire: Police
Philadelphia Man Doused Victims In Gasoline, Set Them On Fire: Police A 64-year-old city man is accused of setting two people on fire in a Southwest Philadelphia home last month, authorities told Daily Voice.  Kimbrady Carriker, also known as Grady Carriker, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, arson, and related counts, police said. 6abc reports he is the father of the Kimbrady Carriker accused of killing five people in Kingsessing last July.  Police were called to a home on the 2500 block of South 17th STreet late on April 26, the department said. They arrived at a burning home and entered to find two people with burns to the…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Southwest Philly Gunpoint Carjacking Suspect Wanted By Police (UPDATED) Southwest Philly Gunpoint Carjacking Suspect Wanted By Police (UPDATED)
Southwest Philly Gunpoint Carjacking Suspect Wanted By Police (Updated) Investigators are searching for the gunman who stole a vehicle in Southwest Philadelphia early Monday, April 8, city police say.  The suspect had a black handgun when he carjacked a victim on the 7200 block of Woodland Avenue around 2:25 a.m., authorities said in a release.  The car is a gray 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Pennsylvania tag number MKZ-7506, police said.  The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall black man in his early 20s, nicknamed "Skinny," according to detectives. He was wearing black hoodie with the words "miscreant mentality" written on the hood…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
One Killed, One Injured In Southwest Philadelphia Shooting: Authorities One Killed, One Injured In Southwest Philadelphia Shooting: Authorities
One Killed, One Injured In Southwest Philadelphia Shooting: Authorities A double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia claimed one person's life and sent another to the hospital on Thursday, Dec. 28, city police told Daily Voice.  Shots rang out near South 60th Street and Chester Avenue around 1:30 p.m., PPD said.  Officers arrived to find two people with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and arms, and both were rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, police said.  One victim, 28-year-old Jalonnie Gentry of South Philadelphia, was pronounced dead at the hospital minutes later, according to authorities.  Police said they had not identif…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
No Arrests Made In Deadly Philadelphia Shooting, Police Say No Arrests Made In Deadly Philadelphia Shooting, Police Say
No Arrests Made In Deadly Philadelphia Shooting, Police Say A 31-year-old man is dead after gunshots rang out on a Southwest Philadelphia street Tuesday night, Oct. 17, officials say.  It happened on the 5400 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing just after 6:45 p.m., city police told Daily Voice. The unnamed victim was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at Presbyterian Hospital by 7 p.m. No arrests were made and no weapons had been recovered from the scene by Wednesday, Oct. 18, PPD said. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges
Mass Shooting Suspect Who Killed 5 In Philly Racks Up Multiple Charges One suspect faces multiple charges in connection with the mass shooting that left five people dead in Southwest Philadelphia late on Monday, July 3.  Kimbrady Carriker, 40, is accused of murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and related firearm offenses, city police told Daily Voice.  The first shots rang out just before 8:30 p.m. Monday on the 1600 block of South 56th Street in Kingsessing, the department said. Officers arrived to find multiple victims injured across an "extensive scene," according to police.  Six people were rushed from the scene to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where fo…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Crews Battle Massive Junkyard Fire In Southwest Philadelphia Crews Battle Massive Junkyard Fire In Southwest Philadelphia
Crews Battle Massive Junkyard Fire In Southwest Philadelphia About 100 firefighters are responding to a two-alarm fire at a junkyard in Southwest Philadelphia on Friday, May 26, the city Fire Department says.  Firefighters have been on the scene at South 61st Street and West Passyunk Avenue since about 10:50 a.m., PFD wrote on Twitter. By about 12:20 p.m., officials said the fire was under control, but crews remained on the scene.  The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management is asking residents to avoid the area. Meanwhile, the city Health Department said inspectors are at the scene assessing air quality. "At this time, no specifi…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
21-Year-Old Gunned Down In Philadelphia Had Promising Future, Loved Ones Say 21-Year-Old Gunned Down In Philadelphia Had Promising Future, Loved Ones Say
21-Year-Old Gunned Down In Philadelphia Had Promising Future, Loved Ones Say Jordan Hayward, a Southwest Philadelphia resident, was fatally shot on Monday, May 1, city police announced. He was 21.  Authorities were called to the 200 block of North Robbins Street in West Philly's Haddington neighborhood around 7:15 p.m. that night, the department said. Officers arrived to find Hayward suffering from gunshot wounds to the leg and head, according to police.  The 21-year-old was rushed to Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, where he was pronounced dead just after 11:15 p.m., authorities said. No weapons were recovered from the scene and no arrests have …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Killing Of Upper Darby's Dianna Brice Arrest Made In Killing Of Upper Darby's Dianna Brice
Arrest Made In Killing Of Upper Darby's Dianna Brice A woman was charged in the shooting death of 21-year-old Dianna Brice, whose body was found in Southwest Philadelphia last week after being reported missing out of Delaware County, authorities said. Tylydiah Garnett was arrested this weekend and charged with arson, abuse of a corpse, criminal conspiracy and other related offenses, Upper Darby police said. Brice -- who was four-and-a-half months along in her pregnancy -- was found dead around 11 p.m. last Tuesday in a wooded area at 58th Street and Eastwick Avenue, CBS Philly reports. She had last been seen leaving the K Laundry laundromat …

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by Cecilia Levine