Philadelphia

Mass shooting kills 5; suspect wore body armor ID’d as BLM activist

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Police have identified Kimbrady Carriker, 40, as the suspect responsible for the fatal shooting of five men and injuring two children in Philadelphia on Monday night. Carriker was found to be wearing a bullet-proof vest and was armed with a rifle, pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner, and bullet-proof vest. On his Facebook page, Carriker posted two pictures of him wearing women’s clothing and had shared gun-toting memes in the past. He had also expressed …

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I-95 collapse, at least one vehicle trapped in rubble

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On Sunday, at least one vehicle remained caught beneath enormous amounts of debris from the collapsed part of I-95 in Philadelphia, while officials alerted that it would take numerous months to reconstruct the destroyed overpass. Authorities declared there were no casualties or injuries due to the tanker explosion that caused the overhead section of the vital interstate highway to collapse. Governor Josh Shapiro stated during a briefing at the site that, “At least one vehicle …

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Mass shooting near school, 2-year-old among those shot

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Thursday evening, a shooting occurred near James G. Blaine School in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion district. As a result, a 2-year-old child, their mother and five teenagers were injured. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw stated that this area has been relatively peaceful for a long time and it is too early to tell the motive for the shooting. The 2-year-old was shot once in the left thigh and taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where …

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Teen dead, 4 injured as gunmen ‘ambushed’ football players after high school game

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Teen dead after gunmen ‘ambushed’ 5 high school football players in Philadelphia, police say – NBC News In an ambush-style attack outside a Pennsylvania high school on Tuesday afternoon, two gunmen killed a teenage football player and injured four others. According to police, the violence broke out after 4:40 p.m. outside Roxborough High School in Philadelphia as the boys left a football scrimmage against two other schools. A 14-year-old boy was killed and several other …

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VIDEO: Alligator on leash at Philadelphia park

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Video shows young girl walk alligator on leash in Philadelphia park – New York Post Bystanders had an up-close and personal encounter with an alligator in Philadelphia’s Love Park. The reptile is the emotional support animal of a Philadelphia man who runs several social media accounts documenting his loving relationship with Wally, the alligator. A man brought a baby alligator to Pennsylvania, where he developed a unique relationship with the gator. The gator has provided …

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