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CBS News
23-07-2025
- CBS News
Man charged with murder after 78-year-old assaulted in South Philadelphia in December 2024, police say
A man's charges were upgraded to murder after a 78-year-old man who was severely beaten in South Philadelphia in December 2024 later died of his injuries, police announced on Tuesday. Michael Piselli, 38, has upgraded charges of murder and related offenses in the death of Santo Procopio, 78, police said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of a person screaming on the 2600 block of South 10th Street on Dec. 2, 2024, and found Procopio with severe injuries to his head and face. Procopio was immediately taken to Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition, police said. Procopio was pronounced dead on Dec. 14, 2024, after suffering injuries including cuts to the head and chin, facial fractures and brain bleeding. Piselli was identified as the suspect and taken into custody, police said. The investigation revealed that Piselli was acting irrationally in the backyard while in the presence of the person who notified police, police said. Police said Piselli locked the person out of the home, then went into the home and repeatedly assaulted Procopio. The witness told police they saw the attack through the window and said they saw Piselli hitting Procopio while he was lying on the kitchen floor, the release said. Piselli left the area on foot. Police said Piselli was processed at the Special Detention Division, and the Homicide Unit conducted the investigation. The incident remains under investigation.
CBS News
16-04-2025
- CBS News
Man killed in shooting outside Philadelphia hookah lounge, 22-year-old in critical condition
A 77-year-old man was killed and a 22-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting outside a hookah lounge in Center City, Philadelphia police said early Wednesday morning. The older man was picking up the younger victim outside a lounge on the 100 block of South 18th Street, not far from Rittenhouse Square, shortly before 2 a.m. when another vehicle pulled up behind their SUV, Chief Inspector Scott Small said. Two men got out of that vehicle and at least one of them started shooting at the victims in the SUV. The 77-year-old was able to drive a short distance away to 17th and Chestnut, where Small said he eventually crashed into a light pole. Police said at least four shots were fired, and that the 77-year-old was hit in the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. The 22-year-old was shot multiple times and taken by police to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was placed in critical condition. Small told CBS News Philadelphia that the entire shooting was captured on private surveillance cameras in the area, and that the shooters were driving a dark-colored or black newer-model Jeep Grand Cherokee that might have Massachusetts tags on both the front and rear of the vehicle. He added that the relationship between the two victims isn't clear at this point, and that the vehicle the 77-year-old was driving wasn't clearly marked as an Uber or rideshare car. However, Small said that there was "definitely a physical altercation" between the 22-year-old and the men from the other SUV before the shooting started. Investigators are still working to identify a motive for the attack.
CBS News
27-02-2025
- CBS News
Uber driver shot, carjacked by 2 passengers in Philadelphia, police say
A man who drives for Uber in Philadelphia was shot and carjacked along Fairmount Avenue early Thursday morning, police said. The 58-year-old driver picked up two passengers on the 900 block of Fairmount, who then announced a robbery once they got inside the car, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. One of the men brandished a gun and fired at least two shots, which hit the driver in the chest and arm. Small said the driver was forced out of the car after the gunshots, and then the men drove away in the car, described as a black 2024 Chevrolet – either a Malibu or an Impala, with Florida license plates. Police responded to a 911 call around 2:30 a.m. and found the driver wounded near the corner of 11th Street and Fairmount Avenue. Medics took him to Jefferson University Hospital where he was placed in stable condition. "There's no scene since the shooting took place inside of the vehicle," Small said. "When we found the 58-year-old Uber driver shot, he still had the key fob for the Chevy in his hand." The suspects were last seen driving the vehicle southbound on 10th Street near Fairmount Avenue. Detectives are looking for more cameras in the area that can capture where the shooter and other man drove next. Small said the area where the pickup occurred is secluded with no homes nearby. "That can be a very dangerous job, to be picking up total strangers especially at 2:30 or 2:40 in the morning in a secluded location like the 900 block of Fairmount," Small said.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man, 73, fatally struck by vehicle in South Philly: police
The Brief A 73-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in South Philadelphia Sunday night. Another crash between two cars may have occurred before the fatal pedestrian-vehicle crash. Philadelphia's Crash Investigation Division is investigating. PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after police say a vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian in South Philly Sunday night. The incident appears to have been an initial two-vehicle accident that escalated into a fatal pedestrian-vehicle accident. What we know Philadelphia police say at 7:23 p.m. the incident occurred on the 3000 block of South 10th Street. They say a 73-year-old man was struck by a Toyota RAV4. He was transported to Jefferson University Hospital by Philadelphia Fire Department medics where he was pronounced dead at 8:12 p.m. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene, police say. According to Inspector D.F. Pace, it appears the 73-year-old man had initially rear-ended another vehicle at the stop sign. That's when police say he got out of his vehicle and approached the vehicle he had hit. Moments later, police say the 73-year-old man was hit by another vehicle and dragged 'a considerable distance.' That driver of the Toyota RAV 4 did stop and was a rideshare driver with no passengers at the time of the crash. Police say it appears the victim had suffered an injury in that initial crash due to the discovery of blood inside the vehicle. What's next The investigation is active and ongoing with the Crash Investigation Division. The Source The information in this story is from the Philadelphia Police Department.
