A half-dozen people hospitalized after weekend shootings in Philly

[Kodiak]

And its not even summer yet.

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[Lastdefender]

Not to fear! Mr. Obama's new health care plan will fix them up good as new. After all, don't drug dealers, and their associates deserve the very best?

Whats that you say? But they pay no taxes and just take from the system? Pish Posh! Get with the program son. After all, you voted for a change didn't you?

[Kodiak]

After all, you voted for a change didn't you?

Wash your mouth out with soap mister!

[Armed_in_Lancity]

CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE ... LMAO ...

[Story]

If we were true cynics, we'd start a better board on this summer's casualties : number of dead and wounded by Labor Day 2010.



But, that'd be cynical.

I'll go with 24 dead, 40 wounded.

[Lastdefender]

All depends on the heat. The warmer the weather, the higher the body count.

[Flash]

Please do NOT stop posting these things. It gives me reason to be glad I live where I do.

I've family in Phila, and they seem to think they live in a wonderful place. And they are "unarmed, and proud of the fact".

Flash

[Kodiak]

Please do NOT stop posting these things. It gives me reason to be glad I live where I do.

I've family in Phila, and they seem to think they live in a wonderful place. And they are "unarmed, and proud of the fact".

Flash

So you are saying you dont have the diversity we have?

[Story]

All depends on the heat. The warmer the weather, the higher the body count.

Like Steve McQueen counting in the Magnificent Seven : Two more, wounded.


Posted: Thursday, 03 June 2010 8:19AM
Two Hospitalized as Police Shoot Armed Man in W. Phila.
by KYW's Al Novack
Police responding to a report of gunshots around 3am on Thursday near 51st and Race in West Philadelphia wound up shooting an alleged gunman.
Authorities say officers arriving on the scene found a man holding a hand gun and they told him to drop the gun. When he refused, police fired at the suspect. Then a second officer, told the man again to drop the gun and again he refused. The officer fired two shots which wounded the man.
Officers then followed a trail blood to Dearborn Street near 51st and Arch where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshots, according police chief inspector Scott Small:
"We believe that second gunshot victim was shot by the suspect that the police ultimately had to shoot -- based on ballistic evidence and crime scene evidence and trails of blood."
Both men, the gunman and the wounded victim, were said to be in their 20's were under treatment at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

[Willie D]

I haven't been able to find out any more info on the shooting at Dock street. That's the only one particularly out of place.


Don't want to sound callous but I don't need the newspaper to know there was a shooting in Overbrook, Hunting Park, Point Breeze, Nicetown, Southwest, etc. on any given night. That's why I don't hang out those places, especially at night.