Police ID Teen Charged In Rittenhouse Square Shooting
Authorities say 17-year-old Mehdi Fraiji is accused of shooting the 39-year-old man multiple times inside the park last Tuesday.
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Authorities say 17-year-old Mehdi Fraiji is accused of shooting the 39-year-old man multiple times inside the park last Tuesday.
It happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at Jollies West Bar at 38th and Lancaster Avenue in the city's Powelton Village neighborhood.
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The 28-year-old man died at the hospital hours after he was shot around 10:30 last night according to police.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to the shooting around 3:30 a.m. along the 1500 block of Baltimore Pike.
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"This individual wanted to kill police officers," Hestrin said.
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Authorities say the victim, believed to be in his thirties, was shot three times, including once in the head.
Police say the victim was just steps away from his front door on Howard Street when a gunman approached and pulled the trigger.
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