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Police Investigate Broad Daylight Killing In North Philadelphia Police Investigate Broad Daylight Killing In North Philadelphia
Police Investigate Broad Daylight Killing In North Philadelphia A 19-year-old man was shot to death in West Oak Lane on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, Philadelphia police say.  Authorities said it happened on the  7100 block of Limekiln Pike at 3:45 p.m. The victim was shot multiple times and taken to Albert Einstein Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries before the hour, according to officials.  No arrests were made and no weapons were recovered as of Wednesday evening.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Man With His Own Gun Philly Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Man With His Own Gun
Philly Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Man With His Own Gun A Philadelphia man was shot in the leg with his own gun as a police officer tried to disarm him, city authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened in Germantown on Monday, April 17 around 4:15 p.m., police said. A 62-year-old man was walking his dog when two unleashed pit bulls approached him near 20th and Chew Streets.  One of the pit bulls began to attack the man's dog, police said. The owner tried to separate the animals but was unsuccessful, and drew his Taurus 9mm handgun before firing twice at the attacking dog and killing it, officials wrote.  The other dog scurrie…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Sought In Philly Hit-Run Of Mom, Daughter Crossing Street: Police Suspect Sought In Philly Hit-Run Of Mom, Daughter Crossing Street: Police
Suspect Sought In Philly Hit-Run Of Mom, Daughter Crossing Street: Police Philadelphia police are searching for a man they said crashed into a mother and daughter before fleeing the scene.  At around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, a 41-year-old woman and her 9-year-old daughter were crossing the 5800 block of Henry Avenue in the city's Manayunk neighborhood, officials said.  As the pair were emerging from behind a car stopped in the left lane, a silver 2010 Nissan Maxima pulled through the right lane and struck them both, investigators believe.  The driver of the Nissan lost control and crashed into a vacant building nearby, authorities said. The driver,…

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by Mac Bullock