Man stabbed to death in North Philly home; deadly shooting in Southwest Philly
One man was stabbed to death and another was fatally shot in separate homicides in Philadelphia about nine hours apart.
One man was stabbed to death and another was fatally shot in separate homicides in Philadelphia about nine hours apart.
The most recent happened shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, when a 46-year-old man was stabbed once in the chest inside a residence on the 1200 block of West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim, whose name was not released, knew his alleged assailant, who was taken into custody, police said.
Officials have not yet identified the suspect since no charges have been filed.
Late Thursday night, a man was shot to death near 58th and Trinity Streets in Southwest Philadelphia.
The man was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest just before 11:15 p.m. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died at 11:52 p.m.
Police identified him Monday as 29-year-old Ricardo Cheadle, of King Village.
No arrests were made and the motive for the shooting wasn't known.
























