News in Brief

Man shot 5 times; arrest made

A 29-year-old man was shot five times and critically wounded at lunchtime Monday in Ogontz, and police took a suspect into custody after a half-hour standoff.

The victim, who was described as uncooperative, was taken to Einstein Medical Center after the 11:57 a.m. shooting on the 5800 block of Old York Road, police said. He had been shot twice in the neck, and once each in the chest, stomach and buttocks.

Police said a witness told them a gunman wearing a black hoodie and a tan hat, and carrying a black backpack and tan shopping bag, had run into a residence just around the corner, on the 1400 block of Conlyn Street.

SWAT officers responded and a barricade situation was declared at 12:27 p.m. A half-hour later, police took three men into custody at the house, one of whom, they said, was positively identified as the gunman. - Joseph A. Gambardello

Suit in Tate-Brown shooting to proceed

Civil rights claims against two Philadelphia police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Brandon Tate-Brown in 2014 were cleared to proceed Monday, despite a federal judge's tossing several counts alleged in a lawsuit filed by his family.

In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell denied a request from Tate-Brown's mother to turn her case into a class-action lawsuit - a move that would have opened the door for others who say they were subjected to excessive police force join in the civil action.

Tate-Brown, a 26-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in December 2014 after a struggle following a traffic stop in Mayfair.

The District Attorney's Office has said it does not intend to pursue a criminal case against the officers.

His lawsuit alleges the shooting was racially motivated, and accuses officers of tampering with the scene to make it appear as if Tate-Brown had been the aggressor in the struggle. - Jeremy Roebuck

Delco man gets 12 years in theft ring

A 37-year-old Delaware County man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for his role in a scheme that stole or attempted to steal $1.1 million from banks through identity theft, federal prosecutors said.

Benjamin Easley of Upper Darby pleaded guilty in 2014 to seven counts of bank fraud, 15 counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of conspiracy. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in a separate case that was consolidated for his sentencing.

Easley was ordered to pay nearly $600,000 in restitution and sentenced to five years of supervised release after he gets out of prison. - Robert Moran

Truck overturns

on car, killing one

One person was killed when a tractor-trailer overturned onto a car Monday afternoon on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County, authorities said.

The accident occurred around 3 p.m. on the eastbound side near the Route 1 exit, the Pennsylvania State Police reported. The fatality occurred inside the car.

The eastbound lanes were still closed at 6:20 p.m., causing major traffic problems in both directions. - Robert Moran

Girl, 16, grazed

by a bullet

A 16-year-old girl was grazed on her right ear by a bullet Monday night in the city's Summerdale section, police said.

The incident happened just after 9:20 p.m. in the rear alley of the 800 block of Sanger Street, police said. She was transported by medics to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, where she was listed in stable condition. Police reported no arrests. - Robert Moran