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Monday, July 6, 2009

Police: 2 suburban men arrested in triple shooting

Police have named the two men arrested after yesterday's triple shooting in Old City, and both are from the suburbs.

They are Brandon Mooty, 28, of the unit block of Elvon Avenue in Lansdowne, and Richard Ford, 28, from 400 block of Kent Road in Upper Darby.

As the Inquirer's Kia Gregory previously reported:

Police were working club detail in the 200 block of Letitia Street about 2:30 a.m yesterday when an argument between two groups of men erupted in gunfire.

One man, 25, was shot in the abdomen and was in critical condition at Hahnemann University Hospital. Another 25-year-old was shot in the knee, and a 23-year-old sustained a shoulder wound and a graze wound to his jaw. They were reported in stable condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.

Posted by Inquirer Online Desk @ 9:37 AM Permalink | 30 comments

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Posted 12:21 PM, 07/07/2009

rbpeeple

That neighborhood in Upper Darby is West-West Philly. Please...

Posted 06:46 AM, 07/07/2009

wu wu whaaaat?

i cant even go out anymore...everyone is flashing a gun nowadays....

Posted 12:01 AM, 07/07/2009

Barryboy

Ron I also heard the girls in Kensington have more teeth and less tatoos than in Fishtown. Any truth to that?

Posted 06:12 PM, 07/06/2009

EP_Represent

hopster, Cheltenham eh? The same Cheltenham comprised of Elkins Park, Melrose Park, Lantham Park, Wyncote, etc? The one right next to Jenkintown? Since you like to make assumptions about neighborhoods you don't know anything about, how about looking up real estate prices of 19095, 19027, and 19038.

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Posted 02:31 PM, 07/06/2009

Bud Fox

the "suburbs" are not defined by how nice/safe they are (although that's how most people use the word). they are defined by their geographical location on a map. as in sub "near" urb "city". anywhere near the city but not technically in the city is a suburb.

Posted 01:43 PM, 07/06/2009

Digifant

Old City? more like Mold City. zzzzzzz

Posted 01:18 PM, 07/06/2009

Rich Henson

Why does the tag "both are from the suburbs" seem to be an entirely meaningless and out of place injection. If by adding those words, you think are saying "see, bad people come from the suburbs, too?" well, we already know that. So, raise the level of the conversation and move on already.

Posted 12:33 PM, 07/06/2009

CleanupPhilly

Contact your state rep to pass HB 1567, which removes parole and probation for repeat violent offenders. Repeat violent offenders make up 70% or more of the crime in an urban setting, studies show, and states that removed parole and probation for repeat violent offenders saw significant, sustained decreases in crime. NYC is a good example. Times Square went from drugs and tricks to tourism and trade, a move Philly needs to make in Old City and the whole city.

Posted 12:07 PM, 07/06/2009

fedupphilly

Since when did Upper "Dirty" Darby and Lansdowne become suburbs. SOmeone needs a geography lesson.

Posted 11:52 AM, 07/06/2009

kingnutter

I'm more fearful in Upper Darby than most parts of Philly.

Posted 11:47 AM, 07/06/2009

rothstein12

shut down club rain

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Posted 11:41 AM, 07/06/2009

MichaelZoe

upper darby is NOT Philadelphia. it's Darby township, morons. not city limits. Philadelphia Police do not patrol Darby. it's outside of Philly. it's an armpit of the burbs. grab a map and learn the city's boundaries.

Posted 11:23 AM, 07/06/2009

Barryboy

The sad part is hopster is that Cheltenham used to be one heck of a Township until of course a certain element started moving in. Cheltenham and Cederbrook Malls at one time were alot different than I would imagine they are today.

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Posted 11:17 AM, 07/06/2009

TheRealDeal

Suburbanites ??? Upper Darby is just an extension of West Philly !!

Posted 11:11 AM, 07/06/2009

neen

this goes on everywhere, with shootings, drugs, alcohol, stop the pinpointing

Posted 11:10 AM, 07/06/2009

hopster

you guys are absolutely right. Places like Upper Darby, Cheltenham, Sharon Hill, Collingdale, Yeadon, Bensalem and Bristol are just extensions of city neighborhoods. They are no safer than living in some sections of the city.

Posted 10:55 AM, 07/06/2009

Barryboy

Suburbia uh? Obviously more misinformation. Upper Darby is 69th Street and Lansdowne is right next door. Thats like saying Kensington is the suburb of Fishtown.

Posted 10:55 AM, 07/06/2009

Fernando08

Suburbanites are animals in an alcohol induced haze who abandoned city years ago to swell the population of townships, then come back to the city for an education and to party. The abandoned neighborhoods and factories are their legacy of quitting and moving on,just like their leader Sarah I'm too sensitive Palin.

Posted 10:35 AM, 07/06/2009

Commensense

The bad guys should be given target pratice by the city,so when the shoot each other they wont be transported to a local hospital;but straight to the MORGUE!!! What a tax savings.

Posted 10:34 AM, 07/06/2009

JusWonderin

Anyone who considers Upper Darby a suburb, obviously has never been there.

Posted 10:34 AM, 07/06/2009

Commensense

The bad guys should be target pratice by the city,so when the shoot each other they wont be transported to a local hospital;but straight to the MORGUE!!! What a tax savings.