Police shoot man wanted for fatally shooting woman in Kensington
Philadelphia police recognized Spencer Majett, 29, in the same neighborhood where they say he shot and killed a 23-year-old woman on Oct. 8.
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Philadelphia police recognized Spencer Majett, 29, in the same neighborhood where they say he shot and killed a 23-year-old woman on Oct. 8.
Philadelphia police on Tuesday shot a man wanted for fatally shooting a woman in Kensington on Oct. 8, investigators said. The suspect is in critical but stable condition at the hospital, officials said.
Philadelphia police have released new surveillance video of two men wanted for shooting seven people last weekend in North Philadelphia. The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 19 at 11th and Cumberland. Police are looking for a late model charcoal gray Nissan Altima with tinted rear and side windows. It also had 5-spoke aluminum alloy wheels.
Police are looking to identify two suspects in connection with a shooting in North Philadelphia on Oct. 19 that injured seven people.
Philadelphia Police said a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times after leaving the Culebra II Smoke & Vape Shop along the 3600 block of North 5th Street late Saturday night. According to Inspector D F Pace, the victim was approached by three or four men and shot multiple times at close range, though police don't yet know how many of those men had guns.
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