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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Young Woman Gunned Down Steps Away From Home In North Philly Quadruple Shooting

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Young Woman Gunned Down Steps Away From Home In North Philly Quadruple Shooting
Young Woman Gunned Down Steps Away From Home In North Philly Quadruple Shooting
Matt Petrillo reports.

OFFICIALS COULD NOT TELL IFTHE VICTIM WAS MALE OR FEMALE.NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.WE ARE NOW JUST AN HOURAWAY FROM A VIGIL REMEMBERINGTHE LIFE OF THE YOUNG WOMAN.SHE WAS GUN DOWN IN AQUADRUPLE SHOOTING, STEPS AWAYFROM HER NORTH PHILADELPHIAHOME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO JOINS US LIVEFROM THE SCENE AND MATT,ANOTHER SENSELESS SHOOTINGTHIS ONE IS ALSO GRABBING THEATTENTION OF THE CITYOFFICIALS.REPORTER: THAT IS RIGHT ANDTODAY HERE IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA, ANTI VIOLENCEADVOCATES MET AT WHAT THEY DIDWAS THEY PLACED SIGNS ALLAROUND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD LIKETHIS ONE HERE THAT SAYS YOUSHOOT, NOW THERE IS RESOURCESFOR SHOOTING VICTIMS AND THEIRFAMILIES.AND TODAY, CITY COUNCIL,MEMBERS SAID, THEY ARE WORKINGTO IMPROVE, SAFETY AROUNDSCHOOLS SURROUNDINGYESTERDAY'S GUNFIRE.THIS IS WHY IT IS SOTRAGIC.REPORTER: COUNCIL PRESIDENTDARRYL CLARK REPRESENTS PARTOF THE NORTH PHILADELPHIAWHERE A QUADRUPLE SHOOTINGWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, LEFT 19YEAR-OLD YANIYAH FOSTER DEADAND THREE OTHERS WERE HURT.GUNFIRE ALSO ERUPTED, MOMENTAFTER SAINT MALIKI SCHOOL WASDISMISSING.NOW CLARK'S TAKING ACTION.WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ISHAVING A CORRIDOR SAVE SCHOOLCORRIDOR.REPORTER: NEIGHBORS SAYFOSTER RECENTLY GRADUATED FROMBEN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL WITHDREAMS TO START A CAREER DOINGHAIR AND MAKE UP.WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH.REPORTER: POLICE DID NOTREVEAL A MOTIVE BEHIND THESHOOTING BUT RIGHT NOWDETECTIVES ARE QUESTIONING TWOMEN IN CUSTODY.OFFICERS ARE ALSO REVIEWINGSECURITY VIDEO THAT CAPTUREDTHOSE TWO MEN.AS SOON AS THEY TURN THATCORNER YOU COULD SEE THAT THEYOPENED FIRE.REPORTER: THAT IS PROMPTINGCOUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE DARRYLCLARK TO CALL FOR MORESECURITY CAMERAS, TO BEINSTALLED AROUND SCHOOLSACROSS THE SIT TOY CURB GUNVIOLENCE.THIS JUST CAN'T CONTINUE.REPORTER: WHAT ROLE DOSECURITY CAMERAS PLAY INDETERRING CRIME.WE FOUND THE TECHNOLOGYPARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TOSURVEILLANCE HAS BEEN ASIGNIFICANT TOOL FOR THEPHILADELPHIA POLICE.REPORTER: AND STATELAWMAKERS WE TALK TO TODAYTELL US THERE IS MORE THAT CANBE DONE IN HARRISBURG TO STOPTHE CRIME ON PHILADELPHIASTREETS.WE HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UPON "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT 6:00.

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