Police offer $20k reward in search for homicide suspect caught on camera in North Philadelphia

KENSINGTON - A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in Kensington.Officials say the shooting happened Wednesday, just after 2:30 in the afternoon, on the 3500 block of Joyce Street.Responding officers found the 24-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.He was taken by a private vehicle to Episcopal Hospital and listed in critical condition.Police say an investigation into the shooting is underway.

WASHINGTON - Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that’s intended to expand use of Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid.The Food and Drug Administration said pharmacists can begin screening patients to see if they are eligible for Paxlovid and then prescribe the medication, which has been shown to curb the worst effects of COVID-19.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Police are warning residents that a new TikTok challenge has sparked a string of toy gun shootings in Allentown.Over the law few weeks, bystanders have reportedly been shot at random with gel blaster toy guns. Police say the shootings are part of the "Orbeez Challenge," a trend that has recently gained popularity on TikTok.The challenge consists of young people filming themselves loading Orbeez balls, water-absorbent polymer beads, into a gel blaster gun.

PHILADELPHIA - Officials with the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department provided an update on the investigation into the shooting at Fourth of July festivities in the city on Monday.Around 9:47 p.m. gunshots rang out as crowds gathered at the Wawa Welcome America festival on the Ben Franklin Parkway, causing the event to end in chaos as crowds ran from the event. Hugh E.

Police looking for man accused of shooting woman while she slept in Germantown apartment. PHILADELPHIA - A woman was allegedly shot in her sleep last month, and now police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect.The victim arrived at Temple University Hospital with gunshots wounds to her left armed and shoulder on June 24.She reportedly told police a man shot her while she was asleep insider her Germantown apartment on Wayne Avenue.Two .45 caliber fired cartridge casings were found on the scene, according to police. A video shows the 21-year-old suspect entering and exiting the apartment complex carrying a firearm.

RICHMOND, Va. - Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns.Authorities announced the alleged plot in a news release, but did not release any additional information. Chief Gerald Smith planned a news conference for Wednesday afternoon.A spokesperson for the police department did not immediately respond to a call seeking additional details of the planned shooting.File: Richmond, Virginia seen in May 2022.

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after authorities say he was fatally struck by a vehicle in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood Wednesday. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m. on the 4100 block of Aramingo Avenue.Police say the victim, a man in his 60s, walking along the street when he was struck by a silver Hyundai Sonata that was traveling southbound on Aramingo Avenue. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics.

Police looking for sexual assault suspect. PHILADELPHIA - Police are looking for a man they say sexually assaulted a victim in Center City Tuesday afternoon.The suspect entered an unlocked law firm office on the 200 block of North 13th Street, according to police.He allegedly assaulted the victim on the 8th floor around 2:14 p.m.Police say the suspect was last seen walking south on 13th Street.

ANTIOCH, Calif. - A small fire sparked by illegal fireworks threatened a home in Antioch. It was just one of dozens that Contra Costa County crews responded to over the weekend. Nei Trotter said she was injured in one of those fires."The  smell was really bad," she said. "The smoke filled the house. 'Surveillance video of a fire that burned a bush near homes on Reseda Way. Neighbors said it was started by people who were playing with illegal fireworks around 10 p.m.

Michael Klein, 57, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Sussex Correctional Institution on Monday morning and later died.  DOVER, Del. - Delaware officials say a man who was charged with murder last month has died in prison. Department of Correction officials said Tuesday that 57-year-old Michael A. Klein died at Sussex Correctional Institution on Monday. Authorities say Klein was being housed in a prison medical area and was found unresponsive in his cell around 8:15 a.m.

(L) Singer, songwriter, actress, and comedian Bette Midler walks the red carpet ahead of the 44th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Both Bette Midler and Macy Gray faced criticism on Monday for comments they made that some have deemed as transphobic. Midler, 76, who has had many fans in the LGBTQ community throughout her decades-long career, shared a tweet that appeared to be in response to the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead near his home in East Germantown.A 24-year-old man was found shot on the sidewalk of Nelson Street when police arrived.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after police say he was shot at least once behind an LA Fitness in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday morning.Police say the man was found bleeding from his lower back around 2:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead about an hour and a half later.Another man was reportedly standing over the victim when police arrived.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 05: J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with Darick Hall #25 after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on July 5, 2022 in Ph PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Schwarber homered twice, running his NL-best total to 25, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 11-0 on Tuesday night.J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run shot and a sacrifice fly as the Phillies won for the fourth time in five games.

Robert Crimo III, the suspected gunman in the Highland Park mass shooting in Illinois, have retained attorneys and released a statement Tuesday afternoon. According to a series of tweets posted by Steve Greenberg, a criminal defense attorney at Greenberg Trial Lawyers, the family of Crimo has asked the law firm to represent them after reaching out on Monday. "The parents of the accused Highland Park shooter have retained us to represent them," Greenberg tweeted.  "They wish that we share the following: ‘We are all mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and this is a terrible tragedy for many families, the victims, the paradegoers, the community and our own,’" the tweets continued.

PHILADELPHIA - Crowds of people gathered on the parkway to enjoy a fireworks show on the Fourth of July before chaos ensued as gunfire erupted. A massive police presence responded to the 2500 block of Spring Garden Street around 10 p.m. after two police officers suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds at Philadelphia’s Wawa Welcome America celebration on Monday night. Law enforcement officials say the bullets were in a downward trajectory, so they are investigating the possibility of someone firing shots into the air. Less than a day later, witnesses are recalling the events leading up to the madness as the community tries to cope with the pressing issue of the city’s gun violence. Jon McCann, of Bridesburg, says he was recording the fireworks show when all of a sudden, people started to run.

SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 25: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies is looked at after being hit with a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres June 25, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by D PHILADELPHIA - Bryce Harper has three pins in his left thumb, a cast on his left hand and an unyielding belief that he will return from injury this season to try and lead the Phillies to their first playoff appearance in 11 years."I'll be back," Harper said.With those three words, Harper injected genuine expectations in the franchise and the fan base that the reigning NL MVP will play again at some point this season — and with a hope the Phillies are still in the wild-card hunt when he returns.Harper declined to put a timetable on when he could he return to the lineup as the feared designated hitter in the middle of the order that led the team on a summer surge and put Philadelphia in the thick of a real pennant race."I don’t want to give anybody a timetable because I don’t know," Harper said.

PHILADELPHIA - Family members of a Philadelphia teenager who drown in a community pool claim lifeguards were reluctant to search the water for the girl after she went missing. Kaylee Alston, 17, was visiting family members at Franklin Commons Apartments in Bensalem last weekend. Family members say she went missing an hour before the community pool closed at 8 p.m., and they urged lifeguards to search the water.Witnesses say the guards were initially reluctant to go in the pool because the water was murky, and the bottom was not visible.

Officials say while Armstrong was on the run, she cut her hair shoulder-length and dyed it dark brown, as well as wore a bandage on her nose claiming she had a surfboarding accident. AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin, Texas, woman accused of killing cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson is back in Travis County after being transported from a jail in Harris County.Around 2:45 p.m.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - A seventh victim has died after a gunman fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park Monday.Over 30 people were injured in the attack, which was thought to have been planned by the alleged gunman, Robert Crimo III, for several weeks.The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day for the annual celebration. Dozens of fired bullets sent hundreds of parade-goers — some visibly bloodied — fleeing. Investigators who have interrogated the suspect and reviewed his social media posts have not determined a motive for the attack or found any indication that he targeted anyone by race, religion or other protected status, Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said.The suspect was also allegedly disguised as a woman at the time of the shooting."Investigators do believe he did this to conceal his facial tattoos and his identity and help him during the escape with the other people who were fleeing the chaos," said Covelli.After the shooting, the suspect blended in with the crowd and walked to his mother's home in the area where he borrowed her vehicle, Covelli said.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - Law enforcement officials revealed more details Tuesday about the suspected gunman in the Highland Park parade shooting that left seven people dead and over 30 others wounded.Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said Robert Crimo III acted alone and planned the attack for weeks before firing more than 70 rounds at the crowded Independence Day parade."He brought a high-powered rifle to this parade," Covelli said. "He accessed the roof of a business via a fire escape ladder and began opening fire on the innocent Independence Day celebration-goers."SUBSCRIBE TO THE FOX 32 YOUTUBE CHANNELThe rifle he used in the shooting was similar to an AR-15 and was purchased legally in Illinois, Covelli said. Crimo was disguised as a woman at the time of the shooting."During the attack, Crimo was dressed in women's clothing," Covelli said.

TAYLOR COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida teenager who fought off a shark that attacked her in Taylor County will have to have her leg amputated. Addison Bethea, 17, of Perry, Florida, was scalloping with her brother, Rhett, off the coast of Keaton Beach when she felt something tap her leg. Just seconds later, she was being pulled underwater by an estimated 9-foot shark. "She was fighting the shark.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 is offering $20,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect or suspects who shot two police officers during the city's Fourth of July celebration on Monday night. A massive crowd of spectators gathered in Philadelphia to watch performers, including Jason Derulo, and fireworks to celebrate America's independence when gunshots erupted. Hugh E. Dillon, a photographer and owner of Philly Chit Chat, details the chaos after a shooting at 4th of July celebrations in Philadelphia.Authorities say a large police presence responded to the 2500 block of Spring Garden Street around 10 p.m.A Philadelphia police officer assigned to patrol suffered a graze wound to the head and the bullet miraculously lodged in his hat instead of striking his head, authorities say. Bullet lodged in hat of Philadelphia officer shot during Fourth of July celebration.

PHILADELPHIA - Homicide detectives in Philadelphia are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman in Oxford Circle. According to police, the shooting took place on the 1200 block of Magee Avenue at 7:43 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are looking into a shooting that left one man dead in West Oak Lane on the Fourth of July. According to police, the shooting took place on Monday at 4:23 p.m. Officials say officers with the 14th District responded to the 2200 block of East Washington Lane for a report of a person with a gun. Authorities say 39-year-old Tracey Owens was discovered in the driver seat of an Audi with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. Medics pronounced him dead on scene at 4:33 p.m., according to police. The investigation is active and ongoing as no arrests were made, per officials. 

Kari Bruce, 4 PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are looking for a 4-year-old girl they say went missing near the airport Tuesday.Kari Bruce, 4, was reported missing after she was reportedly last seen leaving the Philadelphia International Airport on Arrival Road around 1:30 a.m.Police say she was last seen in a 2005 champagne Ford Explorer with 27-year-old Derek Purnell. The car has a PA registration LVV4405.Purnell is described as being 6 feet 1 inches tall, 220 pounds with brown hair and brown hair.

PHILADELPHIA - Thomas Nestel has retired as SEPTA's Chief of Police as Philadelphia's public transportation continues to be plagued by crime and violence."The safety and security of customers and employees is SEPTA’s top priority, and plans have been put in place to ensure continuity of operations for the Transit Police Department during this transition," SEPTA General Manager and CEO Leslie S. Richards said in an announcement Tuesday morning.Charles Lawson, a SEPTA Police Inspector, will serve as Acting Chief of the SEPTA Transit Police Department.

PHILADELPHIA - A law enforcement officer is "very lucky" to be alive after a bullet grazed his head during Fourth of July celebrations in Philadelphia Monday night.The 36-year-old highway patrol officer is one of two officers who was shot as fireworks filled the sky and crowds fled on the 2500 block of Spring Garden around 10 p.m.A single bullet was found lodged inside the lining of his hat, according to Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 boss John McNesby."It was lucky because it hit his hat; it's unbelievable," McNesby said as she shared a photo of the officer's hat.A bullet lodged in the hat of a Philadelphia police officer who suffered a non-fatal graze wound to the head during a firework display on July 4th. Credit: John McNesby Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M.

Kaitlin Armstrong, the Texas woman accused in the love triangle slaying of one of the country’s top gravel cyclists, reportedly had her sister’s passport in her possession when law enforcement caught up with her on an idyllic Costa Rica beach Wednesday.Armstrong, 34, is accused of gunning down Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, a 25-year-old leading pro cyclist who had a romantic history with Armstrong’s boyfriend, Colin Strickland. Like Wilson, the 35-year-old Strickland is also a cycling pro.

PHILADELPHIA - Detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Olney, according to authorities. Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told FOX 29 that the shooting took place Monday night just before 11 p.m. Authorities say officers with the 25th District responded to a 911 call for a report of gunshots on the 4500 block of Palethorp Street. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES According to Small, officers found a 20-year-old man laying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to the head and torso. He was rushed to Temple Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m., per officials. Authorities say at least 18 spent shell casings were found on the scene. According to police, no arrests have been made and there is no motive, but there were several cameras in the area that will investigators will examine. Small says the victim, who has not yet been identified, lives several miles away but is a Philadelphia resident. 

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney reacted to the news of two police officers being shot at Fourth of July festivities and says he's looking forward to the time he will no longer lead the city. On Monday, a large police presence responded to the 2500 block of Spring Garden Street where a massive crowd gathered to watch Jason Derulo performing at the Wawa Welcome America concert and firework show, authorities say. According to officials, a Philadelphia police officer assigned to highway patrol was grazed in the head and another officer, who was a member of the Montgomery County bomb squad, was shot in the shoulder. Both officers were taken to Jefferson University Hospital, where they were treated before being released, says Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. The gunfire caused the massive crowd of spectators to scatter in the middle of the fireworks show, causing chaos and confusion as people began running. Two police officers suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds when gunfire erupted at a large 4th of July fireworks display in Philadelphia.Kenney and Outlaw spoke to reporters outside of Jefferson Hospital about the incident and gun violence in Philadelphia. Kenney said the day was going smooth at first and described the event as "laid back" and "chill" before shooting began. "[The] weather was beautiful. [The] concert was beautiful, but we live in America and we have the Second Amendment, and we have the Supreme Court of the United States telling everybody they can carry a gun whenever they want," he said.

Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was impacting 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday.Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State Emergency Service manager Ashley Sullivan said.Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood emergency in 16 months to parts of the city of 5 million people. Thousands evacuated from Australia’s Sydney amid heavy rains, floods The New South Wales state government declared a disaster across 23 local government areas overnight, activating federal government financial assistance for flood victims.Evacuation orders and warnings to prepare to abandon homes impacted 50,000 people, up from 32,000 on Monday, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said.“This event is far from over.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say two police officers were shot during 4th of July fireworks in Philadelphia.A large police presence swarmed the 2400 block of Spring Garden Street just before 10 p.m. Authorities say a Philadelphia police officer assigned to highway patrol suffered a graze wound to the head.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a double shooting that left one man critically injured in Mayfair on Monday night.Police say they responded to the 3000 block of Princeton Avenue at 4:59 p.m. for reports of a shooting.A 33-year-old man was shot once in the thigh and transported to Jefferson Frankford Hospital where he was placed in stable condition, according to authorities. MORE HEADLINES 1 hurt in July 4th road rage shooting blocks from Independence Hall, police sayPolice: Man with woman, baby in car shot near Penns LandingWoman found shot to death on living room floor in Frankford, police sayPolice say, the other victim, a 23-year-old man, was shot once in the stomach and taken to Nazareth Hospital, according to police.

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. - Two beaches on Long Island reopened for swimming on Monday after a shark attacked a lifeguard over the weekend. Lifeguards at the beaches at Smith Point County Park and Cupsogue Beach County Park started their shifts an hour early on Monday morning to scan the water for signs of sharks, Suffolk County spokesperson Nicole Russo said. The beaches reopened at 10 a.m. Lifeguards on paddle boards patrolled the shoreline.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that they say left one man dead on Monday afternoon in West Oak Lane.At 4:32 p.m., on the 2000 block of East Washington Lane, police say a 39-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest. Medics pronounced the man dead on scene at 4:33 p.m., according to police. MORE HEADLINES1 hurt in July 4th road rage shooting blocks from Independence Hall, police sayPolice: Juvenile's failed robbery attempt in Old City turns violent after man shot with woman, baby in carPolice: 6-year-old and 7-year-old hospitalized after being shot in WilmingtonNo arrest was made in this incident and police are actively investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police. 

PHILADELPHIA - Crowds of people in Philadelphia feel as though the Fourth of July is not a day to celebrate as many gathered for pro-choice rallies to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.Protesters demanded that the government restore nationwide legal abortion rights outside of Independence Mall in Old City on the Fourth of July.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A teenager is being sought in connection to a deadly shooting in the basement of a Delaware County home that claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy. Jermaine Young, 16, is wanted on several charges, including third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, according to an affidavit. Officer from the Upper Darby Police Department were called to a home on the 6900 block of Ruskin Lane shortly before 7 p.m. Friday night. According to investigators, police found the 14-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Authorities say a man was shot during an apparent road rage shooting on Fourth of July in Old City, Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - One person was injured during a Fourth of July road rage shooting that happened just blocks away from Independence Hall, according to police. FOX 29's Chris O'Connell reports that a ‘traffic altercation’ happened at the intersection of 2nd and Market streets around 3 p.m. The alleged shooter is accused of throwing a drink at the victim's car, then shooting a man in the leg.The victim was taken by police to a Jefferson Hospital, but police have not shared information on his condition. The suspect was taken into custody by responding officers, according to O'Connell.

CHICAGO - A mass shooting suspect who opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, remained at large on Monday, with police warning residents that the individual should still be considered armed and dangerous. The parade began around 10 a.m. local time and was suddenly halted about 10 minutes later after shots rang out, killing at least six people and wounding 24 others. The suspect likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop, police said. HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 04: First responders work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.

asthma attack. The star has struggled with asthma his entire life. An eyewitness of the show told Page Six at the time: "Coolio was having problems with his asthma, but someone from the audience provided him with their inhaler that he used between verses of 'Gangsta's Paradise,' and his other songs.

Unearthing the evidence of Russia’s war crimes in east Ukraine The incident is among thousands under investigation by Ukrainian authorities, who are treating Russia’s invasion not only as a war but also as a series of war crimes.But it reveals the challenges of that approach, especially during a large-scale armed conflict like the Ukraine war.An investigation by Global News has found that overwhelmed prosecutors failed to conduct basic groundwork before publicly announcing their findings and their suspect, a Russian commander.The family was not interviewed. Captured Russian soldiers who were prosecution witnesses were allowed to leave the country in prisoner swaps.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Police in Delaware are investigating after two young children were shot in Wilmington. According to police, the shooting happened at 12:19 a.m. on Monday morning on the 2300 block of North Pine Street. Authorities say police located two boys, ages six and seven, with gunshot wounds. The boys were taken to the hospital, where they are in stable condition, according to officials. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe shooting remains under investigation and no additional information was released, police say. This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - Homicide detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in Kensington. According to authorities, the shooting happened on the 600 block of E Indiana Avenue in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Police say a woman was shot twice and killed. No additional details have been released by authorities and police have not said if any suspects are in custody. Identification of the victim is still pending. This is a developing story.