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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
Police & Fire
Disturbing Video Shows Man Pushed Onto SEPTA Train Tracks Disturbing Video Shows Man Pushed Onto SEPTA Train Tracks
Disturbing Video Shows Man Pushed Onto SEPTA Train Tracks New footage shows the moment a West Philadelphia SEPTA commuter was shoved in front of an oncoming train Thursday evening, Jan. 4.  The disturbing clip posted to X.com by user @PhillyCrimeUpd appears to show two men involved in a fight before one of them seems to push the other onto the tracks.  (Warning: Graphic video below.)  **VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*****Video may be disturbing ** Philadelphia Video surfaces of a fight on SEPTA’s subway platform at 34th and Market A man is thrown onto the tracks in front of a moving train. The train could not be stopped in time an…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives
Resident Shot Dead Answering Front Door Of Northeast Philly Home: Detectives Police have identified the Northeast Philadelphia man who was shot and killed answering his door late Thursday night, Dec. 28.  Bilal Henry, 33, heard a loud knocking at his 3500 Woodhaven Road apartment sometime before 11:30 p.m., according to investigators.  When he opened the door, he was shot multiple times in the torso, police said. First responders pronounced Henry dead at the scene minutes later, authorities said.  Detectives said other people were in the home at the time of the shooting but that none of them were injured. No motive is apparent to investigators and no…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim Lying Face-Up On Highway Under White Sheet In Philadelphia: Police Shooting Victim Lying Face-Up On Highway Under White Sheet In Philadelphia: Police
Shooting Victim Lying Face-Up On Highway Under White Sheet In Philadelphia: Police A shooting victim was found lying in the roadway under a white sheet overnight in Philadelphia, police said. Officers were called to 2900 Westmont Street around 1:20 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 for a "hospital case," city police said. There, they found the unidentified Hispanic man lying face-up in the roadway under a sheet, having suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his face, police said. Medic Unit #25B responded to the scene prior to the arrival of police and pronounced the victim dead. The male remains unidentified. There is no motive or arrest; the investigation is ongoing with …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead Outside Philadelphia YMCA ID'd Man Shot Dead Outside Philadelphia YMCA ID'd
Man Shot Dead Outside Philadelphia YMCA ID'd Police in Philadelphia have named the 18-year-old man shot dead outside a YMCA on Wednesday, July 26.  Sadiq Dove of Grays Ferry was on the 900 block of South 17th Street when four armed men pulled up in a car and opened fire around 7:15 p.m., the department told Daily Voice.  #Philadelphia🚨WATCH & LISTEN: People run for cover in Graduate Hospital as 3 gunmen open fire on an 18 yr old man. The victim was shot several times and died at Penn Presbyterian pic.twitter.com/zppC0J5SKl — PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) July 27, 2023 He was shot "multiple times in the head and legs" an…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Cousins ID'd As Suspects In Quadruple Philadelphia Shooting Cousins ID'd As Suspects In Quadruple Philadelphia Shooting
Cousins ID'd As Suspects In Quadruple Philadelphia Shooting A pair of cousins and "persons of interest" have been identified in the bloody Lawncrest shooting that killed three and badly injured one in Lawncrest on Friday are armed, dangerous, and on the loose, say Philadelphia police.  Three young men were shot dead on the 5900 block of Palmetto Street in the near Northeast around 3:35 p.m. on April 28, Daily Voice reported. The victims have since been identified as:  Malik Ballard, 17, of Frankford  Khalif Frezghi, 18, of East Mount Airy Salah Fleming, 14, of North Philadelphia Police have said the fourth victim, a 16-year-old boy, …

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by Mac Bullock