A 30-year-old man was shot and killed when a drug deal went awry in West Philadelphia last night.
Police said the victim, whose name was not released, arrived with another man on Baltimore Avenue near 54th Street shortly after 9 p.m. to deliver a package to a person on the block.
Two other men apparently ambushed the pair and opened fire. Police said the victim was wounded in the head and arm and died at the scene. The other man shot at the killers, who fled the scene. No arrests were made. Tipsters can contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or 3335.
Man found shot in burning car
A 58-year-old man was found shot in the head Thursday night, after being pulled from a burning car by rescuers, police said yesterday.
Police found the unconscious man trapped inside an overturned Toyota 4Runner near Westmoreland and 34th streets, police said. Medics found that he had been shot in the back of his head, and had gunshot wounds to the face and foot, police said.
The man, whose name was withheld by police, was pronounced dead at 11:49 p.m. at Temple University Hospital.Homicide detectives were interviewing a man last night about the shooting, but it was unclear if he was a suspect or a witness, police said.
We guarantee a new record for the number of murders committed in May, 2010, in Philadelphia. We are including every possible means from beatings, to shootings, poisonings, forcible drownings, being drawn and quartered, forced into freezers at gunpoint, hangings, being thrown out of windows, off roofs...pushed in front of trains.
Yep, May is murder month in Philly! Why not come on down and join the fun? You'll be glad ya did! And you'll have something ta brag about the rest of your life. If you don't get killed first!
Troll said
8:01 AM, 05/31/10
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Kingsessing Shooting
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3)
Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting in the city's Kingsessing section.
Authorities say a male and female were shot at about 2 a.m. Monday in the 1900 block of 60th Street. The unidentified male suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he died. The female victim was also taken to HUP with a hand wound. She was listed in stable condition.
Police say no arrests have been made and the cause of the shooting is under investigation.
Uke said
11:01 AM, 05/31/10
Police say no arrests have been made and the cause of the shooting is under investigation.
And that's exactly what cops everywhere say about most murders... So it goes with the "City of Brotherly ove" tu!
Then again if it weren't for Philadelphia's outstanding rate of killing off each other, what else would they brag about? The "Liberty Bell"? Most people taday never even get near it, or find the thing...or Franklin's gravesite. Big deal!
And on this last day of may, this Memorial Day, we suppose Philly will honor its dead by adding a few more [eleven by midnight] to the total!
Freddie Krueger said
12:04 PM, 05/31/10
Been to all them places, even sat in the same place Geo Washington sat at church. Even had some murders outside my door. Bodies laying in the street. Troll drivebys.
Uke said
1:05 PM, 05/31/10
Ya know what Fred...been thinkin' the same thing since all this started. Ya know this thread and shit... Sounds an awful lot like Troll may have more'n a little of the 'evidence' that the cops would like ta have. Like numbers, and locations...trajectories, etc.
Just happened ta be in the neighborhood? Bullschitt!
Troll said
5:28 PM, 05/31/10
Freddie Krueger wrote:
Been to all them places, even sat in the same place Geo Washington sat at church. Even had some murders outside my door. Bodies laying in the street. Troll drivebys.
Bullshit.....that is your cats dragging home the dead.
Freddie Krueger said
5:37 PM, 05/31/10
Found a dead bird today in a box of tools I had in the living room. At least it wasn't in my bed.
Uke said
11:14 PM, 05/31/10
Ewww... Icky!
Freddie Krueger said
5:07 AM, 06/01/10
I looked at all three of the cats, right in the eye. All three of them are capable of this murder.
Uke said
7:57 AM, 06/01/10
Personally speaking, I wouldn't trust a damn one of 'em! I'd keep 'em all out of the room when sackout time came...and any time I wanted a nap tu.
Cats lie. And steal. And cheat. And they are capable of worse crimes. Like murder.
Freddie Krueger said
11:13 AM, 06/01/10
They haven't found the body of the jumper yet I hear from the other day.
Troll said
6:25 PM, 06/01/10
Freddie Krueger wrote:
They haven't found the body of the jumper yet I hear from the other day.
It should surface anytime now....the heat will help the bloating process.
Uke said
6:31 PM, 06/01/10
Have you totaled the count for May, 2010 yet? I'm perdicking 126 murders for Philadelphia, and environs. And remember Troll it's June 1st, 2010. Let's get with the pogram and make thet retort.
Uke said
2:03 PM, 06/03/10
Let's go Troll! We're all waiting...breaths bated! Hurry up. Ya dolt!
Briefly... CITY/REGION
Drug deal turns deadly
A 30-year-old man was shot and killed when a drug deal went awry in West Philadelphia last night.
Police said the victim, whose name was not released, arrived with another man on Baltimore Avenue near 54th Street shortly after 9 p.m. to deliver a package to a person on the block.
Two other men apparently ambushed the pair and opened fire. Police said the victim was wounded in the head and arm and died at the scene. The other man shot at the killers, who fled the scene. No arrests were made. Tipsters can contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or 3335.
Man found shot in burning car
A 58-year-old man was found shot in the head Thursday night, after being pulled from a burning car by rescuers, police said yesterday.
Police found the unconscious man trapped inside an overturned Toyota 4Runner near Westmoreland and 34th streets, police said. Medics found that he had been shot in the back of his head, and had gunshot wounds to the face and foot, police said.
The man, whose name was withheld by police, was pronounced dead at 11:49 p.m. at Temple University Hospital.Homicide detectives were interviewing a man last night about the shooting, but it was unclear if he was a suspect or a witness, police said.
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Kingsessing Shooting
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3)Authorities say a male and female were shot at about 2 a.m. Monday in the 1900 block of 60th Street. The unidentified male suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he died. The female victim was also taken to HUP with a hand wound. She was listed in stable condition.
Police say no arrests have been made and the cause of the shooting is under investigation.
Bullshit.....that is your cats dragging home the dead.