North Philadelphia Quadruple Shooting Prompting Lawmakers To Take Action

Matt Petrillo reports.

6:00 STARTS RIGHT NOW.I'M SICK AND TIRED OF,CHANGE THE REST OF THEIR LIVESBECAUSE SOMEONE DID NOT CAREABOUT WHAT WAS COMING AND ABULLET NEIGHBORHOOD COMESTOGETHER TO REMEMBER A WOMANKILLED AFTER GETTING CAUGHT UPIN THE CROSS FIRE AT CITYLEADERS GATHER TO TRY TOTACKLE THE CITY'S GROWING GUNVIOLENCE PROBLEM.THIS IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT6:00 NOW STREAMING ON CBSNPHILLY.GOOD EVENING, I'M UKEEWASHINGTON.AIM JESSICA KARTALIJA.TRAGIC QUADRUPLE SHOOTING ISPROMPTING CITY AND STATEOFFICIAL TOSS TAKE ACTION ANDFIND SOLUTION TOSS CURB GUNVIOLENCE.VIGIL UNDERWAY TO REMEMBERYOUNG WOMAN KILLED IN THEGUNFIRE JUST STEPS FROM HERHOME.MATT PETRILLO LIVE AT THESCENE IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA,MATT.REPORTER: THREE MEN WEREHURT IN THAT GUNFIRE BUT ITLEFT A 19 YEAR-OLD WOMAN DEAD,BEHIND ME RIGHT HERE IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA LOVED ONES OFYANIYAH FOSTER ARE THE GEORGIATOURING REMEMBER HER LIFE.HER FAMILY TELLS ME SHE HADDREAMS OF DOING HAIR, MAKE UPAS A CAREER BUT INSTEAD OFPLANNING HER FUTURE, HERFAMILY IS PLANNING HER FUNERALAS POLICE WORK TO FILE MURDERCHARGES.THE DECEDENT WAS STRUCK INTHE HEAD BY GUNFIRE AND THENCOLLAPSED.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIAPOLICE SAY THAT 19 YEAR-OLDYANIYAH FOSTER OF NORTHPHILADELPHIA WAS WITH FRIENDSITTING OUTSIDE ON THE STEPSAROUND 3:30 WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON, WHEN TWO PEOPLEWITH GUNS RAN UP TO THEM ANDSTARTED FIRINGINDISCRIMINATELY.THAT IS NOT EVEN TEARILYCLEAR AT THIS POINT IN TIMEWHO WAS THE INTENDED TARGET.REPORTER: WHAT POLICE SAYIS CLEAR ARE TWO GUNSRECOVERED FROM THE SCENE WERELISTED AS STOLEN.THERE ARE FOLKS WHO MADE AWHOLE BUSINESS OFF BUYING GUNSLEGALLY BECAUSE THEY DON'THAVE A RECORD AND THEN SELLINGTHEM BACK INTO COMMUNITIES.REPORTER: STATEREPRESENTATIVE MALCOLMKENYATTA SAYS STOLEN GUNS USEDIN CRIMES IN PHILADELPHIA AREA BIG ISSUE LAWMAKERS INHARRISBURG CONTINUE TO IGNOREBUT HE WANTS TO CHANGE THAT.HAVING SOME TYPE OF SYSTEMIN PLACE WHERE FOLKS HAVE TOREPORT WHEN THEY LOSE A GUNWILL GO A LONG WAY.REPORTER: QUADRUPLESHOOTING ON WEDNESDAY HAPPENEDJUST STEPS FROM SAINT MALIKICATHOLIC SCHOOL DURINGDISMISSAL.NOW CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTDARRYL CLARK IS PUSHING FORMORE SECURITY CAMERAS TO BEPLACED AT SCHOOLS ACROSSPHILADELPHIA.WE FOUND TECHNOLOGY AS ITRELATES TO SURVEILLANCE ISSIGNIFICANT TOOL FOR THEPHILADELPHIA POLICE.REPORTER: YANIYAH FOSTERFAMILY TELL ME RED AND BLACKARE HER FAVORITE COLORS.THAT IS WHY THEY ARE THATCOLOR IN THIS VIGIL.POLICE SAY THEY HAVE TWOPEOPLE IN CUSTODY.