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SWAT Called To Armed Stand-Off In Philadelphia: Police SWAT Called To Armed Stand-Off In Philadelphia: Police
SWAT Called To Armed Stand-Off In Philadelphia: Police A man's father told police he was inside a Philadelphia home with a firearm, according to a release by city police.  The police were called to the reported barricaded in the 1200 block of South Millick Street, 18th District, at 7:22 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24. When they arrived the man's father shared that his son was inside and was armed, the police explained in the release. The situation was declared a "barricade" situation a 8:19 a.m. The police arrested the man at 9:09 a.m. The house was then cleared by SWAT. Additional information was not immediately available.  You can watch…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Authorities ID 3 Dead In Philadelphia Mass Casualty Shooting Authorities ID 3 Dead In Philadelphia Mass Casualty Shooting
Authorities ID 3 Dead In Philadelphia Mass Casualty Shooting Authorities have identified the three people who were killed in this weekend' mass casualty shooting that left nearly a dozen people injured in Philadelphia. Gregory Jackson, 34, Alexis Quinn, 27, and a 22-year-old black man whose name was not released pending notifications, city police said. All were pronounced dead at hospitals. City officers assigned to a foot detail heard gunshots coming from the area of 400 South Street around 11:30 p.m. They ran over and saw several civilians lying on the sidewalk and street with gunshot wounds, authorities said. As the officers began rendering first…

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by Cecilia Levine