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One Killed, One Injured In Southwest Philadelphia Shooting: Authorities One Killed, One Injured In Southwest Philadelphia Shooting: Authorities
One Killed, One Injured In Southwest Philadelphia Shooting: Authorities A double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia claimed one person's life and sent another to the hospital on Thursday, Dec. 28, city police told Daily Voice.  Shots rang out near South 60th Street and Chester Avenue around 1:30 p.m., PPD said.  Officers arrived to find two people with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and arms, and both were rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, police said.  One victim, 28-year-old Jalonnie Gentry of South Philadelphia, was pronounced dead at the hospital minutes later, according to authorities.  Police said they had not identif…

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by Mac Bullock
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No Arrests Made In Deadly Philadelphia Shooting, Police Say No Arrests Made In Deadly Philadelphia Shooting, Police Say
No Arrests Made In Deadly Philadelphia Shooting, Police Say A 31-year-old man is dead after gunshots rang out on a Southwest Philadelphia street Tuesday night, Oct. 17, officials say.  It happened on the 5400 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing just after 6:45 p.m., city police told Daily Voice. The unnamed victim was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at Presbyterian Hospital by 7 p.m. No arrests were made and no weapons had been recovered from the scene by Wednesday, Oct. 18, PPD said. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police
Dispute Between Tow-Truck Companies May Have Led To Philly Murder: Police The early morning slaying of a 25-year-old in Philadelphia last month may have been the result of "a dispute between competing tow-truck companies responding to a car accident," city police believe. The male victim was shot dead around 1 a.m. on the corner of Chester Avenue and 52nd Street on Sept. 23, the department said.  In video footage released by police, the shooter is seen getting out of the backseat of a 2014 to 2016 Kia Sportage along with the driver, approaching a group on the corner, and opening fire.  Footage from the Sept. 23 shooting released by PPD. YouTube/Philadelphia…

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by Mac Bullock
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4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim 4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim
4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim A SEPTA employee is accused of driving under the influence after she allegedly crashed into a city trolley with her car while off-duty.  Brianna Satchell-Thomas, 31, of West Philadelphia, is charged with aggravated assault while DUI and related counts, city police told Daily Voice.  Authorities say the accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. Police said they arrived to find Satchell-Thomas' white Mercedes-Benz with "major damage" near the trolley.  Four people were injured in the crash and were treated, police said.  Investigators claimed Satchell-Th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Disturbing Video Shows Philly Chinese Restaurant Shooting Disturbing Video Shows Philly Chinese Restaurant Shooting
Disturbing Video Shows Philly Chinese Restaurant Shooting Philadelphia police have released new video footage from the ambush shooting at a Kingsessing Chinese food restaurant that left two victims dead and another injured.  The attack occurred at Shangri-La Chinese on the 5400 block of Chester Avenue just before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Daily Voice has reported.  In the new footage, the two suspects are seen casually walking west down Chester Avenue before rushing to the Shangri-La's front door and opening fire from the sidewalk. Witnesses are seen scrambling to flee before the gunmen conclude their attack and run across the street.  …

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by Mac Bullock
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Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Bed & Breakfast Worker In Philadelphia: Reports Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Bed & Breakfast Worker In Philadelphia: Reports
Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Bed & Breakfast Worker In Philadelphia: Reports A man who worked at a local bed and breakfast was dead in a carbon monoxide leak in an apartment building in Philadelphia, authorities say.  Firefighters were dispatched to a residential building on the 4700 block of Chester Avenue in the city's Cedar Park neighborhood at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, Philadelphia Fire Department officials said.  There, first responders found elevated carbon monoxide readings and one person dead in the building, the department said. The victim was later identified as Francis Horst, multiple outlets have reported.  Cesar Gonzales…

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by Mac Bullock