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PHILADELPHIA – A Massachusetts man has filed legal action against the City of Philadelphia and three of its police officers, claiming they used excessive force in responding to his son’s opiate overdose and caused his death.
Jonathon O. Dowd (as Father and Administrator of the Estate of Jonathon B. Dowd, deceased) of Pocasset, Mass. filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 28 versus the City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Police Department Officers 1-3.
At the time of his death, Jonathon B. Dowd was 28 years old and a resident of Biddeford, Me.
3 dead, several hurt in weekend shootings, stabbings across Philadelphia
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Police say a man was shot in the head Saturday during a triple shooting in North Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department investigated a number of violent incidents over the weekend that left at least three people dead and several others hurt, including a 16-year-old boy.
Police said a man is fighting for his life after he was shot in the head during a triple shooting in North Philadelphia. Officers were called to the 2000 block of Dauphin Street around 2:30 p.m. for reports of gunfire.
Three victims all believed to be in their 20s were taken to Temple University Hospital. Two victims suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body and are expected to survive, according to police.
Updated on May 2, 2021 at 1:29 pm
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Police found a grandmother dead and two men suffering from stab wounds when a report of a man with a knife turned into a barricade situation in Philadelphia Saturday night.
Officers arrived at the 1000 block of E. Chelten Avenue in the East Germantown neighborhood around 7:39 p.m. and found a 20-year-old man who had been stabbed in his side standing outside, Officer Tanya Little, a Philadelphia Police Department spokeswoman, said. The man told police his 25-year-old brother was the one responsible.
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6 hurt, 1 killed in overnight shootings as gun violence continues to rage in Philadelphia
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A 24-year-old man was shot multiple times on the 3900 block of Ogden Street, police said.
PHILADELPHIA - Six people were hospitalized Sunday morning and a 24-year-old man was killed after overnight violence across Philadelphia continued.
In a first shooting, a 19-year-old Black man was shot once in the head. The incident happened on the 1000 block of West Ruscomb Street, just before 10 p.m. He was transported by private vehicle to Albert Einstein Medical Center and was listed in critical condition. The scene was held, no arrest was made and no weapon recovered. The investigation is active and ongoing with Northeast Detectives Division.