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A 62-year-old man was killed after being struck by a southbound car while crossing Roosevelt Boulevard against a red light at South Hampton Road around 10:39 a.m. Saturday; the 21-year-old driver remained on scene and the crash is under investigation.
At least seven people, including children, were shot at a SEPTA bus station in Northeast Philadelphia. The shooting occurred at Rising Sun and Cottman avenues, with a Route 18 bus caught in the crossfire. No one on the bus was injured, and there is currently no information on arrests or motive.
Two Philadelphia police officers assigned to the Highway Patrol Unit and a 40-year-old man were injured during a shootout in Northeast Philadelphia. The incident began when a sergeant responded to a call about a man firing a gun from a gray Dodge Ram truck. After a chase, two officers attempted a vehicle investigation, but the suspect struck their patrol car and opened fire. Both officers were injured, but in stable condition, while the suspect is in critical condition. The officers' identities have not been released, and the suspect has multiple prior offenses.
Three men in their 20s were shot on Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia, leading to the closure of northbound lanes for about seven hours. One victim suffered a graze wound, another was in stable condition, and the third was in critical condition. The police found a vehicle with bullet holes but did not disclose the motive behind the shooting. The highway was reopened around 9:30 a.m., and anyone with information was urged to contact the police.
Multiple groups of looters targeted retail stores and a small business in various neighborhoods of Philadelphia on Tuesday night. The looting occurred in Center City, North Philadelphia, and Northeast Philadelphia, with stores being ransacked and stolen merchandise recovered by the police. The incidents included an assault on a security guard at a Foot Locker store in Center City and the use of a pickaxe to break into a pharmacy in North Philadelphia. The looting was unrelated to earlier protests over the dismissal of charges in the death of Eddie Irizarry, according to Philadelphia Police commanders. Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford condemned the looting as criminal opportunism and vowed to make arrests.
Governor Josh Shapiro's administration organized a ceremony to celebrate the reopening of I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia, which was rebuilt in just 12 days after a gas tanker explosion took out the Cottman Avenue overpass. The reopening was commemorated by mascots from all five major league Philadelphia sports teams, union workers, TikTok influencers, and the president of the United States. The temporary roadway that reconnects the collapsed segment is built atop a big wall of foam glass sourced from Delco’s Aero Aggregates. PennDOT will begin to construct the permanent fix: a new overpass, built from the outside working in.
A 63-year-old woman was shot and killed in the Morrell Park neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. The incident happened inside a living room and a gun was found on the scene. A woman is in custody and the motive is unknown at this time.
Three people were killed and one was injured in a quadruple shooting in the Lawncrest section of Northeast Philadelphia. The victims' ages range from 15 to 20 years old. Police found one victim on the sidewalk, another on a porch, and one inside the home. A fourth victim, a 16-year-old, was shot in the stomach and is in stable condition. Two people were taken into custody after crashing a black SUV into a parked minivan on nearby Whitaker Avenue. Police found a gun inside the SUV. The investigation is ongoing.
Police are investigating a case of dime theft in Northeast Philadelphia after a trailer containing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dimes was broken into overnight inside a Walmart parking lot. The truck had about $750,000 in dimes in it, and investigators believe at least $100,000 was stolen. The driver picked up the coins from the mint in Old City and parked the trailer in the parking lot, leaving it unattended. Police are now combing through surveillance video in an attempt to find who may have broken into the trailer.