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Philadelphia Woman Charged with Murder After Fatal New Year’s Eve Stabbing

Philadelphia, PA – A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murder and related charges in connection with the stabbing death of another woman on New Year’s Eve. Rachel Alexander Pisano, a Philadelphia resident, was charged after two women were hospitalized with stab wounds on December 31st. Police responded to an assault call at a South Philadelphia home on the night of December 31st, where they found two women who had been driven to the hospital …

Philadelphia Police Investigating First Murder of 2022 After Man Shot in North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police in Philadelphia are investigating the first murder of the new year, following a fatal shooting in North Philadelphia early Tuesday morning. The incident took place around 8:21 a.m. along the 1200 block of W. Harold Street, where a 35-year-old man was found lying in the roadway after being shot once in the stomach. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead at 8:46 a.m. Law enforcement officials have …

Robbery Suspects Beat and Shoot Man for Car Keys in Kensington, Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A man was the victim of a violent robbery in the Kensington neighborhood on Friday night. The 43-year-old man was parked on Rising Sun Avenue around 11:30 pm when a male and female suspect armed with a gun entered his car, police said. They then forced the man to drive them to the 3000 block of Helen Street, where they assaulted him and eventually shot him in both legs. The suspects fled …