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New Details Released In Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr Shooting New Details Released In Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr Shooting
New Details Released In Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr Shooting Authorities have named the Philadelphia police officer who shot a teen during the shooting at an Eid al-Fitr celebration last Wednesday, April 10.  Officer Diamond Jaynes has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the Internal Affairs and Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations, PPD said in a release.  Five people in total were arrested after two groups exchanged gunfire in Clara Muhammad Square around 2:30 p.m., authorities have said.  One of them, 21-year-old Kahbir Oglesby-Hicks, was charged with Violation of the Uniformed Firearms Act (VUFA)…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police ID Gunman In Philadelphia's Eid Al-Fitr Celebration Shootout Police ID Gunman In Philadelphia's Eid Al-Fitr Celebration Shootout
Police ID Gunman In Philadelphia's Eid Al-Fitr Celebration Shootout Police have identified one of the four armed individuals involved in a shootout that erupted during an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia this week. Kahbir Oglesby-Hicks, 21, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with Violation of the Uniformed Firearms Act (VUFA), possessing an instrument of crime, VUFA on streets, and evading arrest, city police said. Gunfire between two groups rang out out just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, during the celebration on 47th and Wyalusing Avenue, police said. A 22-year-old black male was struck in the stomach and a 15-year-old black …

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine