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Indian Express
07-07-2025
- Indian Express
3 dead, 10 injured in Philadelphia mass shooting, suspect in custody
Philadelphia Mass Shooting: Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a mass shooting in the Grays Ferry area of Philadelphia early on Monday, CBS News reported, citing police. The shooting took place just before 1 a.m. on the 1500 block of South 27th Street, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said. Nine of the injured were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and three others were taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Another victim walked into the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's Pavilion Campus, according to police. At least eight people were taken to hospitals by police. Bethel said two of the injured were juveniles. 'Both are expected to survive,' he said. He added that officers had already responded to the same area late Saturday into early Sunday. Arrests were made during that time, and police continued to monitor the area across the weekend. On Sunday night, police returned after reports of loud music. While they were responding to another incident nearby, officers heard gunshots and rushed back to the block. 'There may have been an exchange of gunfire,' Bethel said, noting that about 40 people may have been present at the time. Dozens of shell casings were found at the scene. One person was taken into custody with a weapon, but their role in the shooting is not clear yet, police said. The incident was part of a violent Fourth of July weekend in the city. Bethel said there were six homicides and many shootings. Over the weekend, eight people were injured in a separate shooting at a nightclub in South Philadelphia. Despite the recent violence, Bethel said the city's homicide rate is down by more than 12% compared to last year, and shootings are down by 10%. He said the Homicide Unit has solved 95% of its cases and the Shooting Investigation Group has solved 36%.
CBS News
11-03-2025
- CBS News
Suspect connected to road rage-related shooting caught on camera, sought by Philadelphia police
Philadelphia police are looking for a man believed to be connected to a road rage incident that led to a shooting Monday night in the city's East Parkside neighborhood. Police released video of the man allegedly involved in the shooting that injured two people, a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman, just after 7 p.m. at the intersection of 42nd Street and Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia. The suspect, described as being between 40-45 years old, with a bald head, was last seen driving a 2016-2017 silver Honda Civic model. Investigators point out that the Honda Civic had damage to the front quarter panels, was missing a passenger-side front hub cap and had a white vanity tag on the front bumper. On Monday night, police said a 15-year-old boy was shot in the left arm and a 20-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the chest in a shooting on the 1100 block of North 42nd Street at around 7:07 p.m. The 20-year-old woman showed up to Lankenau Medical Center in a private vehicle, which police said was being held for investigation, while the 15-year-old boy was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Both victims are said to be stable, according to police. If you have any information on the man shown in the video above, you're asked to contact Philadelphia police's Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8271.
CBS News
25-02-2025
- CBS News
Suspected carjacker in custody after car crash, fire in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, police say
A suspected carjacker is in custody after a wild chain of events happened in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Tuesday morning, according to police. Chopper 3 was over the area near Sweetbriar and Lansdowne drives where Philadelphia police say the suspect crashed his Toyota sedan into a tree, which then burst into flames. A nearby man saw the suspect, who police say appeared to be under the influence, and went over to help him at around 11:15 a.m. But the suspect got angry, tried assaulting the man and ultimately chased him away. The man got back in his car and moved a little ways away from the suspect before seeing another person try and help the suspect. The suspect began assaulting the second person, leading the original man to jump in and spray pepper spray at the suspect. Police say the suspect then carjacked the second person's silver BMW 530i and drove away before returning minutes later to try and run both people over. Fortunately, the suspect wasn't successful in his efforts. He did however end up crashing the BMW into a ravine. The suspect went back to where his Toyota sedan was still on fire and found firefighters trying to extinguish the blaze. The suspect attacked the firefighters by swinging fallen tree branches at them, according to police. Authorities said officers arrived, tased the suspect and were able to detain him. Police said the suspect was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for his injuries. The fire marshal said the blaze was caused by the Toyota sedan crashing into the tree.
CBS News
25-02-2025
- CBS News
Teenager shot in the back West Philadelphia, 2 people in custody, police say
A teenage boy was shot in the back on 52nd Street near Chestnut Street on Tuesday morning, Philadelphia police said. The shooting happened just after 11 a.m., a police spokesperson said in an email. The victim was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and his condition was not immediately released. Police are investigating the scene and have found two firearms and taken two people into custody. More information on what led up to the shooting — or whether the people in custody will be charged — was not immediately available. Images from Chopper 3 showed broken glass and police tape at the scene, including a business with a broken window.
CBS News
20-02-2025
- CBS News
64-year-old woman fatally shot in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood
A 64-year-old woman was fatally shot in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood early Thursday morning. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said officers were patrolling near the area of 52nd Street and Greenway Avenue around 3 a.m. when they heard multiple gunshots. According to Small, police made it to the scene of the shooting "within seconds," where they found the woman lying the road. She was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead shortly after arriving to the hospital. Small said the woman was found lying on top of a cane, and investigators located multiple shell casings from a semi-automatic weapon near her body. Investigators are using Real Time Crime cameras and footage from local businesses to locate a suspect, who Small said was last seen running from the scene and heading east on Greenway Avenue.
