Philadelphia police officer shoots, kills gunman in Cobbs Creek, police say
An investigation is underway after police shot and killed an armed man in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia, police say.
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An investigation is underway after police shot and killed an armed man in the Cobbs Creek section of West Philadelphia, police say.
For several days, Philadelphia police have been monitoring social media and keeping an eye on threats related to looting and other unrest in the city.
A 31-year-old man died after being shot multiple times in West Philadelphia Friday night.
A man was shot and killed outside of a West Philadelphia AutoZone on Friday. Homicide detectives were on the scene collecting evidence along the 5600 block of Vine Street. Police said a 33-year-old victim was shot in the parking lot.
Not Mayor Parker took a few other mayors from around the country on a tour on Thursday. Parker was at the Brith Shalom House in West Philadelphia along with a group from the U.S. Council of Mayors. they discussed a variety of ways to address the housing crisis at the local level. Mayor Parker renewed a promise to create 30,000 housing units in Philadelphia.
U.S. Marshals said they captured 18-year-old Raphael Ezeamaka who was wanted in connection with a SEPTA bus shooting that injured three women in West Philadelphia on Oct. 8. According to police, Ezeamaka fired into the bus after getting into an argument with the bus driver. Marshals said they captured Ezeamaka on Wednesday at an apartment complex in Middletown, Delaware.
Raphael Ezeamaka, who is wanted for shooting at a SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia, was arrested in Middletown, Delaware.
Tai Corrienté Baucom's first mural, "Legacy in Bloom," is also the first permanent mural in the city of Philadelphia themed around voting. "It's been a wonderful experience," she said. Jim Donovan and Janelle Burrell chatted with the artist to hear more ahead of the mural's dedication on Tuesday morning.
Legendary hip-hop performers, DJ Jazzy Jeff, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane and Rakim, headlined a free pop-up concert to help get Philadelphians excited to vote.
DJ Jazzy Jeff and Rakim also headlined the early-voting pop-up concert in West Philadelphia's Overbrook Plaza on Saturday.
Philadelphia police are offering $20,000 to anyone who has information about a deadly stabbing in West Philadelphia early Friday morning. It happened at a gas station on North 63rd Street. Police said before 5:30 a.m. a 31-year-old man was stabbed in the chest. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Nobody has been arrested and the weapon hasn't been found.
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $5,000 reward to help find a man wanted for shooting three women on a SEPTA bus last week in West Philadelphia. We're now getting our first look at the shooting via surveillance video. Police said Raphael Ezeamaka fired several shots into the crowded bus and ran away moments later. Police also said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to a West Philadelphia shooting where a 28-year-old victim later arrived at Penn Presbyterian Hospital last Saturday.
Police said 20-year-old Jaadir Goodwyn is wanted in connection with the crash. He's considered armed and dangerous.
Philadelphia police are searching for Jaadir Goodwyn in connection with the crash that injured three Penn Presbyterian nurses and a shooting victim.
Curio Theatre Company marked Indigenous Peoples' Day by unveiling an empty wooden flower bed outside its Philadelphia building on Baltimore Avenue.
A hit-and-run outside of an emergency room in West Philadelphia injures three nurses who were trying to help a gunshot victim who had just been dropped off. Police are searching for that driver as the nurses are being treated for their injuries. Ray Strickland reports the latest.
Police said three women were shot on SEPTA's Route G bus in West Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon.
The driver accused of striking and killing a 14-year-old girl as she was crossing a street with her mother during a hit-and-run in West Philadelphia has been arrested.
The driver accused of fatally striking 14-year-old Dawn Watson in a West Philadelphia hit-and-run last month has been arrested.
Three women were hospitalized after a group of males opened fire at the Route G bus in West Philadelphia on Tuesday, police said.
Three women were injured when someone fired a gun into a SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia. One witness describes the scene.
Three women were shot on a SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, police say.
Three women were shot on a SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia after a suspect fired four shots into the bus, according to police.
Philadelphia police want to know if you've seen Marvin Wicker, 40, who is wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run that killed a 14-year-old girl.
