Police: 41-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In West Philadelphia Becomes City's First Homicide Of 2020
The shooting happened on North Hobart Street just before noon on New Year's Day.
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The shooting happened on North Hobart Street just before noon on New Year's Day.
The incident happened shortly after 2:15 p.m. Wednesday on the 4700 block of Griscom Street.
Police say at least four cars were intentionally set on fire by an unknown suspect.
As of Tuesday afternoon, there have 355 homicides in the city this year, two more than in 2018.
According to police, the suspects targeted Cheemis Boutique around 4:20 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
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Police say a 21-year-old man was walking to the store on the 2300 block of West Indiana Avenue on Christmas when he heard several gunshots, one grazing him in the stomach.
A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the mouth outside a corner store in West Philadelphia.
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The 31-year-old victim reported being violently attacked and sexually assaulted by an unknown man as she was walking home from a friend's house.
The search is on for a hit-and-run driver who police say killed a father of four on a dark, wet road Sunday night in West Philadelphia.
Police were called to Conoco Gas Station on the 2100 block of Mount Ephraim Avenue in Woodlynne for reports of a shooting around 11 p.m.
Police say Gwendolyn Fuller was found in a second floor bedroom of her home on the 5900 block of North Norwood Street around 10:15 a.m. Sunday.
Police say 31-year-old Emmanuel Celestino-Mendez, of Allentown, is charged with aggravated assault against a police officer.
The shooting happened around 4 a.m. Saturday near 37th and Spring Garden Streets in the city's Mantua neighborhood.
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Police said investigators believe a man shot and killed a gunman in self defense at a Northeast Philadelphia Royal Farms convenience store on Saturday night.
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The Philadelphia area could see more showers Monday before things clear up and warmer temperatures move in. Meteorologist Andrew Kozak has the NEXT Weather forecast for Memorial Day.
Travelers at Farley Service Plaza in South Jersey on Sunday said the rainy weather put a damper on their Memorial Day weekend plans.