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Marshals Seek Accused Gunman In Deadly 2023 Philadelphia Shooting Marshals Seek Accused Gunman In Deadly 2023 Philadelphia Shooting
Marshals Seek Accused Gunman In Deadly 2023 Philadelphia Shooting US Marshals are offering a cash reward for information that leads them to Nicholas Santiago.  The 31-year-old is wanted in connection with a June 9, 2023 murder in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood, according to authorities.  Police have said Santiago shot a 38-year-old man in the torso multiple times on the 7100 block of Jackson Street. The victim was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he later died, authorities said at the time. Santiago is described as 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.  Anyone with information should call US Marshals at&n…

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by Mac Bullock
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Historic Philadelphia Church Destroyed In Fire, Ruled Arson, $20K Reward Offered Historic Philadelphia Church Destroyed In Fire, Ruled Arson, $20K Reward Offered
Historic Philadelphia Church Destroyed In Fire, Ruled Arson, $20K Reward Offered The fire that destroyed the historic St. Leo's Catholic Church in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood was intentionally set, according to fire officials. The fire broke out at the St. Leo The Great Roman Catholic Church on Keystone Street and Unruh Avenue at approximately 5:15 p.m. and burned through most of the building in two hours. A wrecking ball knocked down the remains of the building on Monday after the Keystone Street facing wall that remained, “posed an imminent danger to the neighborhood and prevented investigators from getting inside to try and determine the fire's cause,” the f…

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by Jillian Pikora