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Friday, June 5, 2009

Four people shot in SW Philly

Four people were wounded when a masked gunman opened fire in Southwest Philadelphia earlier tonight.
The drama began at about 9 p.m., when a number of residents on Hobson Street near Paschall Avenue were outside taking photos of teens leaving for their prom, said Lt. John Walker of Southwest Detectives.
The Kodak moment turned to carnage when the triggerman, who covered his face with a white mask, appeared suddenly and opened fire.
A man in his 20s who might have been the intended target was struck once in the side, Walker said. The victim was admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition.
A 34-year-old man whose name was not released was wounded in the arm. A woman, 38, and her son, 16, were also caught in the crossfire, Walker said. All three were listed in stable condition at area hospitals.
The gunman fled on foot. Investigators this morning had no suspects and knew of no motive for the shooting.
Tipsters can call 215-686-3183 or -3184.
Posted by David Gambacorta @ 11:46 PM  Permalink | 5 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:56 AM, 06/06/2009
    with that description of the perp. I am sure he will be found in no time. great work, keep it up!
    — give me liberty or death
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:06 AM, 06/09/2009
    "Crossfire" implies that bullets were flying in more than one direction from more than one source. This article reads as if a 10th grade intern wrote it.
    — Delaware Jim
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:12 AM, 06/09/2009
    This is sad and what a lame description of the victim - soon as I see a white mask I guess I'll call the hotline?
    — Ohpleasenow
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:20 AM, 06/09/2009
    The brothers & sisters got to get their act together,this comment is from a realist not a racist,there is a big difference.I treat everyone the same & call a spade a spade.I bring this out due to many observations in the past where their is gun fire & innocents are killed,perps are usually young black folks that have no respect for life,Black leaders must continually step up to the plate and denouce this behavior,Allan Iverson should do a Public message to denounce this conduct,I am tired of seeing good black folks die at the hands of animals
    — jet3to


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Dana DiFilippo has covered murder, mayhem and miscellany at the Daily News since 2000. She grew up in Delaware County and studied journalism and photography at Penn State University. E-mail tips to difilid@phillynews.com.

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Stephanie Farr has been reporting for the Daily News since 2007, covering everything from gay porn stars who entered the burglary business to moon trees, skinheads, murders and naked bike rides. She covers crime, both in the city and suburbs, and keeps clippings of bizarre Associated Press articles. Her favorite this year was the story about the drunk in Punxsutawney who gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a dead opossum. E-mail tips to farrs@phillynews.com.

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Phillip Lucas joined the Daily News crime team in 2011. He grew up on the mean streets of Seattle and studied journalism and psychology at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Before landing in the City of Brotherly Love, Phillip was a reporter for The News Journal in Wilmington, Del. Email tips to lucasp@phillynews.com.

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Morgan Zalot is the newest crime reporter at the Daily News, starting in 2011 after interning at the paper twice as a Temple University journalism student. In her past stints at the DN, she covered just about everything, from drunken Phillies fans to a barber shop in a high school to a grisly murder-suicide. She’s a born-and-raised Philly girl who grew up in the Northeast. E-mail tips to zalotm@philly.com.

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