2013 off to violent start in Philly with three homicides, fatal hit-run
The first few hours of 2013 had police in several neighborhoods busy as the year kicked off to a violent start in Philadelphia, with three people shot to death - one in the midst of a triple shooting - and a fourth killed in a hit-run crash.
2013 off to violent start in Philly with three homicides, fatal hit-run
This post has been updated.
UPDATE: Police have identified the victim of fatal hit-run on City Avenue as 50-year-old Patrick Coyle (see below).
The first few hours of 2013 had police in several neighborhoods busy as the year kicked off to a violent start in Philadelphia, with three people shot to death – one in the midst of a triple shooting – and a fourth killed in a hit-run crash.
In the first homicide of the year, cops say a 16-year-old boy was outside a house on Carpenter Street near 56th in West Philadelphia around 12:30 a.m. when he was shot in the chest and hand. He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and pronounced dead there at 12:50 a.m., police said. No arrests were reported in that homicide.
About a half-hour after the teen was shot, cops were called to Marvine Street near Cambria in North Philadelphia, where investigators say a 22-year-old man was stabbed six times – twice in the back, once in the chest, once in each shoulder and once in the face – inside a house. Police said he was taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition. Investigators recovered the weapon believed to be used in the attack at the scene but did not make an arrest.
At 2:36 a.m., a 20-year-old man in Frankford became the year’s second homicide victim in the city, police said. The man was shot once in the head inside a house on Pratt Street near Darrah, according to police, and pronounced dead there at 2:48 a.m. No arrests have been made in that slaying.
Minutes later, along the edge of the city in the River Park neighborhood, police say a 50-year-old man died on City Avenue near Presidential Boulevard when a car mowed him down and then fled the scene. Cops said the man, whom police identified Tuesday as Patrick Coyle, who lives on the same block, was pronounced dead at the scene by Narberth medics at 2:47 a.m.
The silver vehicle that hit him was last seen heading west on City Avenue and getting onto I-76 East, police said. They’re still searching for that vehicle and driver, and it’s unclear if alcohol played a factor in the hit and run.
About an hour after that, three people were wounded – one fatally – when they were shot inside a house on Venango Street near 17th in Tioga. A 23-year-old man who was shot in the chest was taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead there at 4:04 a.m. The second victim, a 22-year-old man shot in the chest and foot was also taken to Temple, where he remained in critical condition later Tuesday, and the third victim, a 22-year-old man shot in the foot, was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in stable condition, cops said.
A 21-year-old woman was also hurt in that shooting when she jumped out of a second floor window to avoid gunfire and may have fractured bones in both her feet, police said. She was not shot, and she was hospitalized in stable condition.
In that triple shooting/homicide, cops made an arrest almost immediately and recovered the gun they believe was used.
If you have information in these or any other crimes, contact police at 215-686-TIPS (8477), text a tip to PPD TIP (773847) or submit a tip online. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
Comment removed.- Chicago had 500 homicides yet Illinois has the toughest gun laws in the nation, even more restrictive than New York State. Meh.
Freaking animals— SuziSaul- Multiple homicides, gun men still at large - why is this not at the top of the front page of Philly.com?
Because that's what "community leaders" in Philadelphia get done. No improvement in education, no jobs or job training - RIP, Berean Institute - but crime news kept behind a curtain, because feelings might get hurt. Or something.— TheodorePikul - Philly sure knows how to bring in the new year .....
— iggles_rock - Build more prisons then fill them up and build some more— Chief_Negotiator
- why is the crappy mummers parade the big headline when we still have people dying in our streets? no one cares about the mummers.— rudyhuxtable
Early start to the thinning of Philadelphia's population.— HappyBob- @ Rudyhuxtable -- You have it wrong: people don't care about the people dying in the streets. Race aside, though that's one reason for the apathy, the people getting popped are rarely innocent bystanders. One could argue that they're getting their just due.— phillygwm
- Everyone cares about the mummers parade, its amazing and a true national treasure. What people don't care about is a drug dealer getting shot in the ghetto. It will never affect you. There are always multiple homicides new years day/eve, this is no surprise. Also several in Chicago and NYC, the papers love to put the headline "xxxx" year off to bloody start", because morons like you all buy it.— Capsulef
- New year, same old stuff from these people.— TyroneShoes
- Off to a fast start, but can they keep the momentum up?— FletcherT
- key word in this story is repeated "no arrest made" that is so typical for PPD no wonder these animals have no fear. the PPD cant solve any crimes ! I would like to see the year end statisics on the unsolved crimes for PPD I bet it is staggering. lets stop blaming the animals and start expecting more from the zoo keepers— stayoutofphilly
- your people embrace the "stop snitchin" mentality, how can the police solve a crime when NO ONE talks? dumb critter.
- No fear because even if they are arrested, they receive a slap on the wrist (because apologists and enablers want to "rehabilitate" them). Then they get arrested again for another crime (and people are "shocked"). Enablers and apologists allow this pattern to continue. PLEASE COMMENT — Yohanna
- TREND WON'T LAST. THOSE FOLKS ARE GETTING TIRED.— KEVIN200SX
- 3 people killed. we call it tuesday— rysagr
- wonder what their resolution was?— rysagr
- Let the anonymous tough guy commenters begin— 19147
- Happy New Year! More of the same!— Marie Elena
- Get that record, come on.— waltv
- Police Commissioner Ramsey was invited to a summit on gun violence by Vice President Biden even though he cannot reduce shotings in Philadelphia. Mayor Nutter was proud of the invite for resume building purposes while Philadelphians continue to slaughter each other. Wow.— Mezike23
- i keep hoping the democrats will kill each orther off.but they keep breeding and voting democrat.well,at lease keep on with the killing fields.— seanmike
- I cant understand how these 100% democratic wards allow this gun violence to continue. You would think they would all voluntarily turn their weapons in, wouldnt you?— tr88
- I cant understand how these 100% democratic wards allow this gun violence to continue. You would think they would all voluntarily turn their weapons in, wouldnt you?— tr88
- the stupidity of ghetto violence commented on by the caustic right.
well, gentrification will send the ghetto to the whitetrash neighborhoods where bi,ll atkins and tr88 live.
polish your guns you two. they're going to become your neighbors!— the lopez! - City Avenue and Presidential is a dangerous intersection for pedestrians.— The_Unknown-Poster
- Obama should raise taxes on teddy bears and candles. That'll help reduce the deficit.— TyroneShoes
- @19147 - Really? And your legal name is Joe 19147? I guess anonymity is OK by you if only numbers are involved. Since you like numbers, here are some from 19148 (my other alias): THREE homicides and we're not even 24 HOURS into 2013. It's not a question of toughness. It's people fed up with the subhumans committing these crimes.
BTW, to those so oppossed to guns, I'm guessing you like the fact that one homicide involved a knife and another had a car as the "weapon" of choice. Diversity is wonderful, ain't it? So to use typical pseudo-liberal convoluted logic, we'll add knives and autos to the inanimate objects that need to be banned as opposed to holding evildoers responsible.
— vinnybig5 - knives kill people
but
not in the numbers that assault weapons can manage.
you know that silly boy— the lopez! - @19147 - Really? And your legal name is Joe 19147? I guess anonymity is OK by you if only numbers are involved. Since you like numbers, here are some from 19148 (my other alias): THREE homicides and we're not even 24 HOURS into 2013. It's not a question of toughness. It's people fed up with the subhumans committing these crimes. BTW, to those so oppossed to guns, I'm guessing you like the fact that one homicide involved a knife and another had a car as the "weapon" of choice. Diversity is wonderful, ain't it? So to use typical pseudo-liberal convoluted logic, we'll add knives and autos to the inanimate objects that need to be banned as opposed to holding evildoers responsible. (HTML deleted)— vinnybig5
- Different day, month and year, but the same insanity!— donher
- 19147 would rather have homicides every night of the week than internet tough guys.
It will never end. They just don't get it.— The Usual Suspects - Nutter saves his tough talk for the NRA who arent the ones cutting down the youth of Philadelphia. Political expediency, results not necessary.— tr88
- Time to bring in bronson and Death Wish and claen up this scum— HurtinSenior
- How long before they put walls up along the city borders?— franknbeans
- The day's not over yet and I got 4 Philly homicides in my pool. I just need one more young homie to make me a winner.— farley
2012 saw either 329 murders...or 327 ( This paper have two different murder figures in two diff. stories) Based on how 2013 is starting off...if this continues, 2013 will see 1095 murders. Tell the morgue to order more toe tags! Phila willnow be known for more than just scrapple and cheesteaks from now on. Phila. will be like Thunderdome.— Yermak29- More evidence of Nutter and his bribed to stay police commissioner doing a fing job. Let's see how many more police are caught misbehaving this year.— anti-tax
- Sentences for ILLEGAL gun crimes should be as follows: Caught with illegal gun - AUTOMATIC 10 YEARS in prison.NO early release, ever. Shoot someone with illegal gun - 25 years automatic, no early release EVER. Kill someone - LIFE in prison, no early release. NO CRYING IN COURT TELLING US WHAT A GOOD PERSON YOU ARE. No apologists and enablers calling for "rehabilitation".— Yohanna
- If they did this, the shootings would go down ,teach this in 1st grade and up , however , why do you think Chicago and Philly it won't, to corrupt.
— TimmyDay - Inept judicial system and sentencing. Impotent Chief of Police who has lost the respect of his force. A mayor who could care less about the raising crime and murders as long as he can do mega shows with his hip-hop and rapper buddies. No small wonder the city is in the throes of becoming a second Camden. The city continues to be a haven for vicious criminals without an end in sight. Until Ramsey is replaced, and cops get off their duffs and walk the streets, there will continue to be increasing homicide stats.— dogman5
- How it is that the same 3 losers (bill_atkins, tr88, dogman5) manage to comment on almost every article of here on a certain type. Get a life losers!— PhillyGuy77
- How it is that the same 3 losers (bill_atkins, tr88, dogman5) manage to comment on almost every article of here on a certain type. Get a life losers!— PhillyGuy77
- I was so happy when my daughter finished her graduate program at Drexel and moved out of Philly. (Policeman murdered 2 blocks from her apartment.) Your murder rate is beyond scarey; I won't go into the city for anything.— pamwilsom
- Mummers parade units are the only group of people who still has full time decent jobs,did they ever open up the ranks to a minority group yet? I don`t think so! It needs some soul ,its just the sameold sameold talk about how they used and still do drink and drive after their strut contest is over (hush,hush).— Charliewonk
