Lovers' fight turns deadly in South Philly
Lovers' fight turns deadly in S. Philly * Morris and Ringgold streets A lover's quarrel that started inside a car in South Philadelphia early yesterday ended in death when the man got out of the vehicle and his girlfriend ran over him, police said.
Lovers' fight turns
deadly in S. Philly
* Morris and Ringgold streets
A lover's quarrel that started inside a car in South Philadelphia early yesterday ended in death when the man got out of the vehicle and his girlfriend ran over him, police said.
About 1:50 a.m., cops responded to a radio call concerning a car accident.
They found the victim, Tyrone Taylor, 28, lying against the wall of a house with his 30-year-old girlfriend, Keisha Jones, standing next to him, police said.
Jones told police that she and Taylor had been fighting inside a black 2002 Acura when Taylor, who was driving, pulled over and got out of the car.
Jones then jumped behind the wheel and pinned Taylor, who lived on Taylor Street near Morris, between the car and a wall of a house, killing him, police said. Jones, of Kershaw Street near 53rd, has been charged with murder and related offenses.
Man shot in car
in NoLibs
* Fairmount Avenue near
7th Street
A 28-year-old man was shot while sitting in his car in Northern Liberties on Friday evening, according to police.
The victim was parked about 7:10 p.m. when he was shot in the shoulder for unknown reasons by one of two attackers, police said. The bullet exited the victim's neck.
He was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital in critical condition but was later upgraded to stable, police said.
Man gunned down
in Mill Creek
* 50th Street near Hoopes
Police found Shaka Fleetwood, 36, with a single gunshot wound to his stomach at 1:17 a.m. Saturday.
Fleetwood, of Hoopes Street near Fallon, was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was pronounced dead at 1:41 a.m.
Police have not released a motive or a suspect in the shooting.
Police seek Kensington killer
* Westmoreland Street near
Mutter, Kensington
A Holmesburg man was shot to death Friday night in Kensington, and police continue to search for a motive and a suspect in his killing.
Louis Chevere, 22, was shot multiple times at 11:48 p.m., police said. Chevere, of Jackson Street near Ashburner, was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:17 a.m., police said.
Two teens hurt
in shooting
* Darien Street near Lycoming, Hunting Park
Two teenagers were injured in a shooting in Hunting Park on Saturday night, according to police.
The boys, ages 14 and 17, were both shot once in the leg about 11:05 p.m., police said.
Both were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where they were listed yesterday in stable condition.
Man, 21, slain
in Kingsessing
* Malcolm Street near 56th
A 21-year-old man was shot twice in the head last night in Southwest Philadelphia and was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after, police said.
Cops said that the shooting occurred at 7:37 p.m.
The victim, whose name was not released last night, was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in extremely critical condition. He was pronounced dead at 8:17 p.m.
No weapon was recovered and no arrests have been made, police said.
- Stephanie Farr
and William Bender
