Cops seek suspect in Fairhill double slaying

Police are asking for help finding the suspect in a triple shooting that left two men dead in Philadelphia's Fairhill section earlier this month.

Philadelphia police said Tuesday investigators had identified 19-year-old Ativa Jackson as the suspect in the Jan. 3 killings on the 100 block of West Wishart Street.

Two adult victims in the shooting, which happened at about 5:45 p.m., were in the street when police arrived. A male teenager who was also shot was found in a nearby residence.

One victim, 47-year-old Richard DaVilla, of North Philadelphia, died that evening at Temple University Hospital. He had been shot in his right thigh and back.

Another man, 21-year-old Raul Rodriguez, of Franklinville, was shot in the head and died at Temple on Jan. 6.

The third victim, 17-year-old boy, was shot in the face. He was critically wounded but survived.

Anyone with information about Jackson's whereabouts should call police at 215-686-3334 or 911. His last known residence was on the 100 block of West Wishart Street.