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Shooting In York Leaves 2 Men, 21, Injured, Say Police Shooting In York Leaves 2 Men, 21, Injured, Say Police
Shooting In York Leaves 2 Men, 21, Injured, Say Police A shooting in York left two men injured, according to police. Police were called to the 700 block of East Prospect Street for reports of the shooting around 2:30 p.m. Upon arrival police found two men, both 21, suffering from gunshot wounds. Their wounds are not life-threatening, say police. This is the 30th non-fatal shooting in the city this year; there have been six homicides. An investigation into this shooting is on-going.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drive-By Shooter Wounds, Kills Boys Playing On Playground In Philadelphia Drive-By Shooter Wounds, Kills Boys Playing On Playground In Philadelphia
Drive-By Shooter Wounds, Kills Boys Playing On Playground In Philadelphia A 16-year-old is dead and a 13-year-old is in the hospital after a driver opened fire at a playground on Thursday night, according to Philadelphia police. The two boys were playing at an area playground in the 2300 block of Ithan Street when the shooting started at 7:29 p.m., say police. The 16-year-old boy was shot in the chest and treated at the scene by a patrolman in the area. The boy died at the scene around 8 p.m. The 13-year-old was shot in the right arm. He was transported to the Children's Hospital and is in stable condition, according to police. A man matching the gunman's des…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Missing 2-Year-Old Philly Boy Found Safe, Father In Custody, Reports Say Missing 2-Year-Old Philly Boy Found Safe, Father In Custody, Reports Say
Missing 2-Year-Old Philly Boy Found Safe, Father In Custody, Reports Say A 2-year-old Philadelphia boy was found safe, while his father was in custody following an Amber Alert issued Monday afternoon, reports say. Byron McDonald, II, 28, abducted his son of the same name around 1:30 p.m. Friday from the 2500 block of North Bancroft Street, state police said. Investigators later discovered McDonald II, and his son were staying at the Aloft Philadelphia Airport Hotel along the 4300 block of Island Avenue where a barricade situation was declared, NBC Philadelphia reports. Police said McDonald, is a suspect in two homicides: the killings of the boy's mother an…

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by Nicole Acosta
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