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High school football player shot, killed in Chester, officials say
A Delaware County school district is mourning the loss of one of its own after a 17-year-old football player was shot and killed Sunday night. According to police, around 6:40 p.m. officers from the City of Chester Police Department responded to the area of 24th Street and Crosby Street after receiving reports of gunshots being fired.
Video shows dozens of gunshots being fired at Chinese takeout restaurant as patrons run for cover
Philadelphia police have released video showing gunmen firing dozens of shots at a Chinese takeout restaurant while patrons, including a child, were inside.The shootout happened at 27th and Dickinson streets at 10:30 p.m. on Monday. Five people were wounded.One angle shows two suspects running right up to the restaurant and immediately opening fire. The video shows multiple muzzle flashes as round after round is fired.Another angle shows people inside the restaurant scrambling to find cover. Philadelphia police have said they believe someone returned fire from inside the restaurant.A black, late-model Jeep Grand Cherokee is then driven up to the...
Deadly shooting caught on surveillance video in West Philadelphia; suspect sought
After a violent shooting left a man dead in West Philadelphia over the weekend, police are hoping new surveillance video can help them locate the shooter.On Monday, authorities identified the victim as 23-year-old William Shirley.A new surveillance video released by investigators shows the moments before the unsuspecting victim was shot.Man shot, killed after gunfire breaks out in West Philadelphia"It wasn't just one shot, it was a shoot him up," said Donnie Olivieri from West Philadelphia. "I feel bad for his family."Police say the suspect used an assault rifle in the attack outside a corner store on 52nd Street late Saturday...
Video captures 23-year-old man fatally gunned down with ‘high-powered weapon’ in West Philly: police
PHILADELPHIA - Surveillance video provided to FOX 29 captures a disturbing scene that shows a suspect fatally shoot a 23-year-old man who was standing outside a store in West Philadelphia Saturday night. According to police, the shooting occurred just before 8 p.m. Saturday on the Unit block of North 52nd...
Three Teens Shot Overnight in Philadelphia in Multiple Shootings
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Three teenagers were victims of separate shootings across Philadelphia in a series of violent incidents overnight. Each victim is currently hospitalized, with investigations underway by the city’s Shooting Investigation…
Philadelphia shootout: Victims run for cover as video shows suspects open fire on restaurant
PHILADELPHIA - A terrifying video captures the chaotic moments a shooting erupted inside and outside a Chinese takeout restaurant, injuring five people this week. The quintuple shooting rang out as several customers stood inside the restaurant on 27th and Dickerson streets around 10:30 p.m. Monday. One video shows three suspects...
Police officer charged for hit-and-run of bicyclist in Gloucester Twp., New Jersey
A police officer has been charged with a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist in critical condition, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday.Christopher Bucceroni, 28, a resident of West Deptford and an officer with the Gloucester Twp. Police Department, turned himself in to authorities the day after the June 20 crash.It happened just before 2:30 a.m. in the area of Erial Road and Blackwood-Clementon Road in Gloucester Twp.Investigators say an SUV hit a bicyclist there and the driver failed to stop. The bicyclist, an 18-year-old man from Gloucester Twp., remains hospitalized in critical condition.Gloucester Twp. Police Chief David Harkins said in a statement that Bucceroni was off-duty at the time and was driving his privately owned vehicle, a 2020 Toyota Rav 4.Bucceroni has been suspended without pay with intent to dismiss, Harkins said. A Facebook post from the department showed him being sworn-in back in June 2015.He was charged with third-degree Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.Prosecutors say the investigation is active and ongoing.
Police investigating shooting in quiet Upper Darby neighborhood: 'We don't live that way here'
UPPER DARBY, Pa. - Residents are on high alert after gunfire erupted in a typically peaceful neighborhood in Upper Darby early Wednesday morning. Police say the shooting happened on the 7100 block of Penarth Avenue around 6:25 a.m. A neighbor says she was awoken by what she thought were firecrackers,...
Inmate With 2 Former Identities Murdered In SCI Camp Hill
An inmate — with two previous names and a lengthy criminal record under all three identities — has been killed by his prison cellmate in the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania State Police, announced on Tuesday night. Kevin Beattie, 57 of Philadelphia — previo…
Man sentenced for shooting off-duty Philadelphia police lieutenant in 2020
The man who shot and seriously wounded an off-duty police lieutenant in a South Philadelphia CVS in 2020 was sentenced to 25 1/2 to 51 years in prison, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday.
3-year-old injured after being bitten by dog while leaving corner store in Philadelphia
A 3-year-old was injured after a dog repeatedly bit him in West Philadelphia on Tuesday.It happened just before 6 p.m. on the unit block of North 57th Street.Officers responded to the scene after multiple 911 calls reported that a child was being attacked by a dog.Upon arrival, police say they found a 3-year-old boy on the sidewalk with several dog bites along his arm.The child and his mother were then transported to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where the boy is in stable condition.According to police, the child was with his mother at a corner store near where they live.The boy reportedly walked out of the store first, and when he did, the dog jumped off a neighboring porch and attacked.Witnesses say the dog was not leashed or behind a fence.Officers described the dog as a mid-size Rottweiler. Investigators also say the attack seemingly happened for no reason.Authorities were able to contain the dog at the scene.Police later returned the dog to its owner, where the animal will need to be quarantined indoors for 10 days while the investigation takes place.
Brothers in Blue save choking infant in Delaware County | Heroes on the Frontline
Yeadon Police Patrolman Matthew O'Donnell and Corporal Joseph O'Donnell from Darby Borough are siblings who answered a mother's desperate call for help when her 1-year-old baby was choking."We arrive on scene and we get into the door, and a lady comes to the door with the baby in her hand," Matthew recalled.Never before seen body cam video shows the O'Donnells jumping into action for the frantic mother and her unresponsive baby."The baby is completely limp. She says 'She's choking, she's choking,'" Matthew noted.Alongside his brother, Joseph, the pair begin back blows and chest thrusts."I took the baby out of her...
3 dead after transit bus hits trash truck and catches fire on Route 1 Media Bypass
Three people are dead after a fiery crash between a community transit bus and a trash truck in Upper Providence Twp., Delaware County.The district attorney's office said the victims include the driver of the bus and two passengers.The crash happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday in the southbound lanes of the Route 1 Media Bypass near the ramp for Route 252.Police say the bus struck the back of the trash truck and then caught fire.Video from Chopper 6 showed the charred remains of the bus with the trash truck stopped nearby.Chopper 6 over scene of crash on Media Bypass in...
N.J. motorist struck and killed bicyclist, fled from police, cops say
A South Jersey motorist is behind bars after he allegedly struck and killed a bicyclist, fled the scene, then led police on a chase Tuesday evening in Salem County, police said. Deandra L. Brownpalmer, 44, of Swedesboro, was driving a car westbound on the 300 block of Shirley Road in...
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