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Charges Dismissed Against PPD Officer Mark Dial; DA To Appeal Charges Dismissed Against PPD Officer Mark Dial; DA To Appeal
Charges Dismissed Against PPD Officer Mark Dial; DA To Appeal The District Attorney's Office will file an appeal after a Philadelphia municipal judge dismissed the charges against Officer Mark Dial for the killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month.  DA Larry Krasner said his office will file with the Court of Common Pleas to have all charges against Dial — including murder — reinstated.  Municipal Court Judge Wendy L. Pew dismissed the charges after agreeing with Dial's defense team on Tuesday that the PPD officer acted in self-defense when he shot Irizarry dead in Kensington on Aug. 14, 6abc reported.  "My thoughts are …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant
Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant The name of the 9-year-old girl shot and killed by her 5-year-old cousin last week will live on in the form of a grant to be awarded by a student at the Philadelphia school she attended, district officials told Daily Voice. The award honoring Nyssa Davis will be given to a sixth grader at the Thomas M. Peirce School who exhibits the character and dedication to education that Nyssa shared will be awarded annually by the Philadelphia Home & School Council, spokeswoman Afea Tucker said. Nyssa was discovered in critical condition after being shot in the right side of her head by her 5-year-…

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by Cecilia Levine