Stevens and 14yearold Fatima Muhammed are still in shock over what happened to their friend on these train tracks in southwest philadelphia. Im like its serious and then we all ran to my house. Reporter the girls say they were with a friend of group of friends walking to the park after getting out of school at richard al prep charter wednesday afternoon. Alaya says about eight of the keds walked off toward these train tracks near 56th and gray avenue. Then i told them, dont go on the train tracks because my brother bust his help owed he open back there because he was playing on the train tracks. Reporter but the kids went and moments later all but one of them came running back crying. They just came out the train tracks screaming her leg fell off, her leg fell off. Reporter police say 11yearold girl whos name were not giving because police have not released it was run over bite wheels of a cxx48 train while walking on the track area. The girl sudden critical injuries to her left leg an
Community. Police say theyve arrested the man who gunned down an 81yearold grandmother on Christmas Eve. Were now learning why Authorities Say that alleged shooter pulled the trigger over and over again. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. Im chris oconnell. Police announced the arrest just hours before marie bucks friends, family and neighbors gathered to remember her life and thats where fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose joins us. Sabina a very sad night in south philly. Reporter absolutely heartbreaking, chris. Now for hours tonight there were hundreds of people lined up outside of the funeral home here just waiting to get inside to pay their respects. Now i spoke with family members, and they tell me they are grateful and comforted that there has been an arrest. I feel relieved that before they bury her at least they got the case solved. Reporter outside funeral home where loved ones gathered thursday evening to say goodbye to 81yearold marie buck her brotherinlaw al telling us his family is th
Maries grandson. It was an act Philadelphia Philadelphia Police Chris Richard ross describes as pure evil. The reaction to it was swift. Love pouring down the sidewalk across an entire city block. As hundreds of people came together to pay their respects to 81yearold shopkeeper marie buck gunned down in her south sixth Street Grocery store allegedly by this man, 31yearold maurice green. Homicide detectives say green shot marie 11 times at point blank range. Its morning of Christmas Eve as revenge over a piece of jewelry he believed her grandson had taken. I feel relieved that before they bury her at least they got the case solved. I feel relief for that but its going to hurt for years. Reporter maries brotherinlaw al says the family still cannot process why marie was killed so violently. Police say green and the grandson knew each other through dealing drugs. Maries family says her grandson is a good boy. You can see the lines are waiting all people that loved marie and her daughter an
Maries grandson. It was an act Philadelphia Philadelphia Police Chris Richard ross describes as pure evil. The reaction to it was swift. Love pouring down the sidewalk across an entire city block. As hundreds of people came together to pay their respects to 81yearold shopkeeper marie buck gunned down in her south sixth Street Grocery store allegedly by this man, 31yearold maurice green. Homicide detectives say green shot marie 11 times at point blank range. Its morning of Christmas Eve as revenge over a piece of jewelry he believed her grandson had taken. I feel relieved that before they bury her at least they got the case solved. I feel relief for that but its going to hurt for years. Reporter maries brotherinlaw al says the family still cannot process why marie was killed so violently. Police say green and the grandson knew each other through dealing drugs. Maries family says her grandson is a good boy. You can see the lines are waiting all people that loved marie and her daughter an
Almost happy new year. Thomass off, bobbies off, mike jerrick will be back and thank you for waking up early and joining us on this last day of the week and heading in the new year. New years eve and it will be a lot colder out there. You noticed it when you walk outside the door this morning if you were watching. If you november yet done so. Bundle up. What is the number today. It is a five because it will be cold, windy, blustery today, and there is a slight chance of a snow shower, why . Because all of the cold air is coming across the great lakes and occasionally, one of those bands of snow, hits our area. So, further north and west we will go more likely you for see snow shower or two, today but all we could find was one little one just southwest of Lancaster County around york, pennsylvania and that is it. So temperatures are in the mid 30s, this morning, just about every where, except the mountains but the wind chills are in the 20s, so, that is what it feels like, that is what