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Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer
Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer Shock and sadness spread following the killing of Philadelphia school staffer Bilal Henry, who was killed when he answered the front door of his own home, authorities said. Police responding to reports of a person with a gun on the 3500 block of Woodhaven Road found 33-year-old Henry with gunshot wounds to the torso around 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, city police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. To know that Mr. Henry was gunned down answering the door at his own home, while his wife and children were present is just gut-wrenching,” said Jerry T. Jordan, president of the Philadel…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives
Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives Police have identified the Northeast Philadelphia man who was shot and killed answering his door late Thursday night, Dec. 28.  Bilal Henry, 33, heard a loud knocking at his 3500 Woodhaven Road apartment sometime before 11:30 p.m., according to investigators.  When he opened the door, he was shot multiple times in the torso, police said. First responders pronounced Henry dead at the scene minutes later, authorities said.  Detectives said other people were in the home at the time of the shooting but that none of them were injured. No motive is apparent to investigators and no…

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by Mac Bullock