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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man with permit to carry arrested after fatal double shooting inside West Philly store
The Brief Philadelphia police have made an arrest in a deadly double shooting this week in West Philadelphia. Two teens were shot inside a store Wednesday afternoon. One of the teens died from his injuries. WEST PHILADELPHIA - A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal double shooting of two teens inside a West Philadelphia grocery store, killing one of the two. What we know Philadelphia police announced the arrest of 22-year-old Jaquan Higgs, a West Philadelphia resident, in connection with the fatal double shooting of two teens inside a grocery store Wednesday afternoon. Higgs is charged with murder, attempt of murder and other related offenses. Philly police sources tell FOX 29's Steve Keeley that Higgs remained at the scene after the shooting, adding he has a permit to legally carry a concealed weapon. The backstory Police were called to the 5400 block of Race Street Wednesday afternoon, around 2:15, on the reports of gunfire inside a grocery store on the block. Officers found two teens suffering with multiple gunshot wounds. A 16-year-old was rushed to Lankenau Medical Center and listed in critical condition. A 15-year-old, identified as Seth Marshall, died at the scene. Timeline Police sources tell Keeley that the teens were armed. They further explained Higgs shot in self-defense. Sources say surveillance shows neither teen pulling their guns out before they were shot. The store video shows Marshall's gun visibly sticking out of his waistband as he was near the front door and raised his phone, not his gun and began typing a text when he was shot. Sources explained the surveillance shows the 16-year-old paying for his food order at the front counter when he was shot. Dig deeper Sources say both teens have extensive criminal records, despite their young ages and many of their crimes in Montgomery County. Law enforcement sources say Marshall was wanted on weapons charges in Montgomery County. Higgs had no criminal record at all, allowing him to legally get a permit to carry.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- CBS News
1 boy dead, 1 injured after shooting in West Philadelphia, police say
One boy is dead and another is injured after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in West Philadelphia, police say. Police responded to a shooting at a grocery store on the 5400 block of Race Street around 2:15 p.m. They found two victims with gunshot wounds. One of the boys was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Medics took the other victim to Lankenau Medical Center, where he is listed in critical condition, police said. Philadelphia police said officers found one gun at the scene and have taken one person into custody. The investigation is ongoing, according to police.
CBS News
11-03-2025
- CBS News
Suspect connected to road rage-related shooting caught on camera, sought by Philadelphia police
Philadelphia police are looking for a man believed to be connected to a road rage incident that led to a shooting Monday night in the city's East Parkside neighborhood. Police released video of the man allegedly involved in the shooting that injured two people, a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman, just after 7 p.m. at the intersection of 42nd Street and Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia. The suspect, described as being between 40-45 years old, with a bald head, was last seen driving a 2016-2017 silver Honda Civic model. Investigators point out that the Honda Civic had damage to the front quarter panels, was missing a passenger-side front hub cap and had a white vanity tag on the front bumper. On Monday night, police said a 15-year-old boy was shot in the left arm and a 20-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the chest in a shooting on the 1100 block of North 42nd Street at around 7:07 p.m. The 20-year-old woman showed up to Lankenau Medical Center in a private vehicle, which police said was being held for investigation, while the 15-year-old boy was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Both victims are said to be stable, according to police. If you have any information on the man shown in the video above, you're asked to contact Philadelphia police's Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8271.
