Inquirer staff report:
Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year old man this morning one block from the Police 12th District stationhouse in Southwest Philadelphia.
The gunfire was reported about 6:15 a.m. and the victim, hit multiple times in the body and once in the head, fell mortally wounded on the sidewalk at 66th Street and Woodland Avenue. He was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m.
Inquirer staff report:
A motorcycle crash has killed one person and snarled traffic on northbound I-295 near Route 130 in Bordentown.
The accident was reported about 4:15 a.m. but lanes were still blocked more than two hours later, backing up traffic for miles.
Staff photographer Clem Murray reports:
It was a perfect morning for a run along the Schuylkill, what with the sun shining and temperatures in the upper 50s.
Here, Melissa Lerman, a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia pediatrician, pushes her 20-month-old son, Benjamin, along the Schuylkill River Trail near the Spring Garden Street bridge.
The Associated Press reports:
Two new polls show Republican challenger Chris Christie maintaining a lead in the New Jersey governor's race.
Quinnipiac University poll has Christie leading Gov. Jon Corzine by 10 percentage points, 47-37 percent. That’s roughly the same margin as Quinnipiac polls in July and early August.
Inquirer staff report:
A security guard was shot in the leg this morning during a stickup at a West Philadelphia bar, police said.
Police are seeking at least three men who were wearing hoodies and masked their faces with bandanas during the 12:30 a.m. robbery at the Comfort Zone Bar at 58th and Market Streets.
Inquirer staff report:
A 67-year-old man has been charged with injuring the grandson of Langhorne’s mayor in a golf club attack, a newspaper reports this morning.
The Intelligencer said the alleged assailant believed the 16-year-old victim, who required hospital treatment for a head fracture Saturday, had hit a golf ball through a window of his Middletown home.
Inquirer staff report:
Gov Corzine will sign into law today legislation requiring New Jersey hospitals to make public more detailed information on hospital medical errors.
Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.
Inquirer staff report:
A 66-year-old man died this morning from injuries suffered in a house fire in North Philadelphia, officials said.
The victim, not identified, was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, but did not survive.
Inquirer staffer Robert Moran reports:
A double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia tonight sent two men to the hospital, one in critical condition, police said.
At 6:34 p.m., police were called to the 700 block of South 56th Street, where the two men had been shot, police said.
A 21-year-old was shot in the face and was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition, police said. A 19-year-old was shot in the right leg and right buttock. He was taken to HUP and reported in stable condition.
No arrests were reported.
Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.
Inquirer staff writer Peter Mucha reports:
Police are investigating the daylight shooting that left a man critically wounded inside a van in North Philadelphia this morning.
The victim, described as in his 40s, was rushed to Temple University Hospital with a head wound after the 8:18 am explosion of gunfire at 10th and Clearfield Streets.
A blog updated by the Inquirer online desk.
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