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Two dead after 'massive' Philadelphia neighborhood shootout
Surveillance video captured a deadly shootout on the streets of Philadelphia that killed two and sent many running for safety in a busy neighborhood. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports. June 29, 2022.
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Police: Man shot to death in broad daylight shooting in North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man was shot and killed in broad daylight Tuesday afternoon in North Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2300 block of West Montgomery Avenue around 2 p.m. for reports of gunfire. Police found the victim - an unidentified man -...
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting At South Jersey Apartment Complex: Prosecutor
A 22-year-old man from Burlington County has been charged in the fatal shooting of another man in an apartment complex parking lot, authorities said. Teon Macklin-Goodwine, of the Tory Estates apartments in Clementon, was charged with murder, robbery and weapons offenses in connection with the killing, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher.
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Police: Man shot multiple times while sitting on his porch in North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a North Philadelphia shooting that left one man in critical condition Tuesday night. Just before 9 p.m., police say they responded to the 1200 block of West Erie Ave for reports of a shooting. Police say when they arrived at the scene, they found a...
Police: Homeless Man Allegedly Stabs 15-Year-Old Boy In Self-Defense In Center City
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police say a homeless man stabbed a 15-year-old boy in the neck at 15th and JFK in Center City on Tuesday night. It happened just before 8 p.m.
Police say the suspect told investigators a group of teenagers was throwing things at him and he stabbed the teen in self-defense.
The teen is in stable condition.
So far, no charges have been filed.
MLB World Reacts To The Bryce Harper Surgery News
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper will be out of the team's lineup for the foreseeable future. It was reported on Tuesday that he'll undergo surgery to stabilize his broken left thumb. It has not yet been announced when Harper will go under the knife. According to NBC Sports' Jim Salisbury,...
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Murder charge refiled in Trooper case
The Bristol community won’t soon forget the fateful morning of March 21. Local Pennsylvania State Trooper Martin F. Mack III and Trooper Branden Sisca were trying to aid Reyes Rivera Oliveras as he walked along I-95, but all were fatally struck and killed by 21-year-old Jayana Tanae Webb, who was under the influence of alcohol.
Brandon Dixon, Former Basketball Star at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Who Helped Colonials Win PIAA Championship, Dies Aged 30
Brandon Dixon, a former basketball star at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and a youth coach, died aged 30 on May 9, writes Jennifer Lawson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dixon was shot while pumping gas in Philadelphia. Dixon grew up in Germantown, but his mother moved them to Plymouth Meeting over...
Building owner accused of setting fire that led to Philadelphia firefighter's death
A building owner has been charged with allegedly setting a fire that led to the death of a Philadelphia firefighter.
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Philadelphia Man Charged With Lying to Feds About Blaze That Killed Firefighter
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A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey State Prison for attempted murder and armed robbery, authorities said. In February 2020, Bernard Miller was arrested for breaking into a Collingswood home, tying up a woman, stabbing a man, and setting the home on fire before fleeing the residence, they said.
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Allen Iverson Uniforms Coming Back? NBA World Reacts
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