Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 10. Developing in Delaware County the search for the person who opened fire early this morning killing a man. Family says the 27yearold victim had no way to escape the barrage of bullets. Good evening. Im lucy noland. Im iain page. Victim was sitting on his grandmothers page when the gunman opened fire. Brad sattin is live in darby borough with that story. Reporter a sad story. The family is devastated in need of answers tonight police are trying to backtrack exactly where this victim was and who he was with as they look for answers. Theyre hoping the public can pro void some of them it was here on the 100 block of north sixth street where Darby Borough Police say 27yearold darrell curry was shot repeatedly while sitting on his grandmothers porch around 2 00 oclock this morning. Police say one or more men approached, there was a brief conversation before the gunman opened fire on loading six to 10 shots. Curry could not escape into the house fast enough. He was there. He was approached. Words were exchanged. Gunfire and he retreated towards the door and they kept shooting him till he went down. Reporter police think robbery was the motive and curry may have been an intended target though its not clear why. The victims family asked not to be identified but tells fox 29 curry was at this bar prior to the shooting. Police did spend the night reviewing Surveillance Video a staph member there tells us curry left just before 2 00 a. M. But the video did not show him interacting with anyone in any alarming way. Between the hours of like midnight and 2 00 a. M. , were trying to find out where exactly where he was and what was going on, who he was with report roar his family says curry also stopped at this gas station before heading to his grandmothers house. Police were also here today reviewing video to see if curry may have been followed. No one seemed exactly scene exact wholl it was or was it one, was it 2w they in a car or werent they in car. Was 93 another location . At this point any bit of information that we get is going to help us. Reporter police at this point are going with the theory this was rob bro although they dont know if if anything was stolen want has become darby boroughs first homicide of the year. Iain. Brad, thank you. Local officer taken to the hospital after a car slams into his cruiser tonight. That officer was heading south in the inner lanes of rows vessel boulevard with lights and sirens on when police say a car hit the cruiser on the passenger side. That driver was not hurt. The officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No word yet on any charges. Happening right now, a local sports Radio Station is in big controversy tonight over a fake caller. That caller a station employee and what really has some offended is that he pretended to be a different race. It wasnt just one time. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live in bala cynwyd tonight to explain. Chris . Reporter iain and lucy, what some thought was harmless radio gag may have backfired on Radio Station 97. 5 the phanatic. Now some are calling that stunt racially offensive. In the Serious Business of philly sports talk radio, a bombshell revelation. Your viewers are offended. I got you. Theyre white. I totally understand. Controversy filled the air waves about twain from swedesboro a frequent caller to 97. 5 the phanatic. This is one of his calls. Whats going on, ma and . How you doing, explain. And this is dwayne on twitter. But as it turns out, dwayne is actually this guy, pat egan scene here in his facebook page. Egan a producer for the Mike Missanelli show admitted he made up the character. You let me down. We did. We apologize. Missanelli apologized to listeners claiming he had no idea his own producer who is white was the fake caller who sometimes stereo typed africanamericans. Even in a tweet fake dwayne said about to go to the white women mecca. Starbucks. I apologize if that went over the line, and it wont happen again. Callers in other radio hosts began to pile on. If thats the way we do things in philadelphia, were going to get let anybody who is fake. Guy trying to be funny and maybe got little carried away. The fake caller was uncovered by kyle scott who runs the cro crossing broad sports blog. He says many felt duped that a show with play tan the lie to listeners purely for entertainment. To find out some of that is maybe staged and then when you add in the angle that there was a slight race component to this and it was offensive to some people, i think that make it a little bit disappointing. Reporter we tried multiple times to contact missanelli and the producers of his show to see maybe if there are any more fake callers on their show. So far our calls have not been returned. Iain . All right, chris. Thank you. On your radar the temperatures are slowly starting to rise. Looking live in wilmington right now after a near perfect day. Weve got some gorgeous weather ahead but kathy says well slowly get back up into the 90s. Umhmm. Just the way some of us like it, iain, right . Right now were seeing clear skies and comfortable conditions outside with low humidity. A few clouds getting little closer. They represent the more humid air that will be moving our way. Right now its 57 in the pocon poconos. That is feeling like fall. 75 in philadelphia. 66 in allentown and wrightstown 69 and you can see to the south in wildwood 68 degrees. Planning your day tomorrow, wake up to temperatures in the 60s in philadelphia. Mid 60s by the lunch hour 81. Average noon 85 even the evening hours 7 00 oclock the temperature still 80 degrees and still some sunshine even though the days are getting shorter. Coming up well talk about the rise in humidity. How much warmer it will be getting and also heat wave number six in that seven day forecast. Well take look at the weekend as well. Ill see you later on in the broadcast. All right, kathy, thank. Sun also shining in louisiana today but the streets, roads and neighborhoods still devastated after historic flooding there. President obama spent today touring the flood damage. He promised residents a quick and effective federal response. He also responded to criticism that hes been slow to respond to the historic flooding which left at least 13 dead. Even after the tv cameras leave, the whole country is going to continue to support you and help you. This is not a photo op issue. This is how do you make sure that a month from now, three months from now, six months from now people still are getting the help that they need. The white house says they designated 127 million in federal aid. You decide 2016 and the race for president came to both bucks and montgomery counties today. Republican vicepresident ial candidate mike pence rallied at two businesses one in king of prussia and another in pipersville he told supporter that is donald trump is stronger than ever, and his plans will make american better country and he targeted Hillary Clinton focusing on her time in the state department and also looking into the clinton foundation. For the sake of the rule of law and insuring that the highest standards of integrity are in the highest office in the land, lets decide here and now in pennsylvania that Hillary Clinton will never be elected president of the United States of america after the rally governor pence stopped at a barber shop in norristown to get haircut. Meanwhile were learning more about clinton foundations donors. Associated press says that more than half the people Hillary Clinton met with while she was secretary of state who were from outside the government had given money to the foundation. Those 85 people gave a combined 156 million. Critics argue donors were given special access to the state department. The Clinton Campaign says its outrageous to misrepresent the basis for her meetings with donors. Meanwhile clinton brushed off the news that the fbi has discovered 15,000 more emails from her server. Last night during a late night talk show interview she said investigators have combed through tens of thousands of her emails so whats a few more. And now we see the face of the little Camden County boy beaten to death and side his home. Prosecutors say his mothers boyfriend actually told the twoyearold to put his hands up to fight before delivering the fatal blows. Fox 29s Bill Anderson was in court along with that man and the little boys family. He shouldnt be sitting in no cell for the rest of his life, eating and getting phone calls and writing letters. He needs to be dead because my grandson is dead. Reporter a familys search for justice began over the beating death of twoyearold jameel baskerville, jr. My grandson and i really love him, and its just sad that he had to have his live ended the way it did. And now we wont bond with him around christmas no more. Reporter Zachary Tricoche tried with first murder and held on 1 million bail of the family of a murdered twoyearold waiting for the system to work a hard as they watch the suspect just feet from them in court. It should be death pennel team you kill somebody you should be killed. And thats it. How tough was it being in that courtroom seeing him. Very tough for me not to go over that counter. Very tough. Reporter listening to the prosecution describe the suspect treating the child like a grown man. Made it easy to understand passion, sadness and uncontrolled anger of the twoyearolds family. Told the 29pound toddler to put his hands up before he had a motion he would assume a boxing stance and get ready to fight this grown man. Reporter the details of his injuries were not discussed in court. But the family discussed them afterwards and it was clear that they want swift and severe punishment. I just think in the state of new jersey they need to bring the dental penal tee back for this incident right here. My grandson was two years old, innocent, didnt do nothing, now he cant live his life because but he get to live the rest of his life in prison. Im Bill Anderson, fox 29 fox 29 news. While all the details were hard to hear in court perhaps most shocking for those inside was when prosecutors say it all started when the little boys mom bought the wrong groceries. Firefighters race through rough waves to save a swimmer in trouble but the sea had other plans. The moment two of those rescuers had to fight for their own liv lives. A 10yearold boy says he was chased down an alley at gun point. He says the men after him were cops. One Police Officer point the his gun at me. I ran into the backyard. They was chasing me with guns out. I thought they was going to shoot me. But he did nothing wrong. The mistake that has his boy and his family shane. And a normal day on a busy street turned terrifying when the ground opened up, swallowing two people. The team work to get them to safety. And when trying to impress goes a little too far. One guys move on first date that landed him in the hospital. In clementon Camden County amusement and water park both closed to the public tonight. So that those with special needs and their familiar kohls enjoy a night of fun. Yup. They had the whole place to themselves. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live at clementon splash world and shawnette, lots of fun all around. Reporter whole lot of fun. These families of children with special needs actually got to shut down this park from 6 00 to 9 00 oclock tonight. They enjoyed the rides, they got in the water, they played games, all at their own pace without the usual summer crowds. Crowds of families poured into clementon splash park in south jersey for a night just for them. So he can have a lot of fun at clementon park and all the water parks and the rides. Reporter kerry brought her boys here for special needs night. A event between the park, Autism Cares Foundation and knife. 7 ben fm. Terrys youngest son 12yearold michael is special needs. I like thed rides and water park. Older brother tyler says the event is helping michael and other kids have a good time. The park is closed to the public this evening these kids can ride and swim worry free. I know a lot of people and its hard for them to be around people too many people. So its good to limit it down certain amount of people. Kim smith with Autism Cares Foundation. Its amazing. Its so exciting just to see their faces light up theyre getting to come out and participate in something they might not be able to do. Clementon park and ben fm reached out to her with the id idea. Park staff agreeing to through training led by autism cares. So that they knew what to expect, thou handle certain situations, and just be prepared to have everyone have a wonderful time. Reporter ortiz came with family and friends. She says eightyearold jay lanny has down syndrome and came with other children they know into dont have special needs. Tonight is a teaching moment for them, too. Its good to teach them sometimes other people are different and they still need love. They still need to be understo understood. Reporter and back here live, heres the other wonderful thing. Clementon splash park actually reduced the cost of tickets to families that came out tonight and 5 each ticket will actually go back to the Autism Cares Foundation. Iain, back to you. Good stuff, shawnette. Thank you. Developing news tonight out of burlington county, new jers jersey. Health officials are trying to find a woman who handle add raccoon that was rabid. The county Health Department says a woman removed an injured raccoon from the intersection of route 130 and high street on august 15th. Thats in burlington city. Health Officials Say the raccoon has rabies so if you know who the woman is who touch it call the Health Department. Number on our website head to fox29. Com. Muslim cleric living in the pocono mountain the subject of meetings between turkish and american justice officials. Turkish government accuses if he tula gullen of masterminding last months failed coo attempt he has lived in pennsylvania for the past 17 years in selfimposed exile. He denies any connection to the coo attempt. Extradition is expected to come up tomorrow during vicepresident joe bidens visit to turkey. Only on fox, a former colleague of mob boss joe merlino opens up about what lies ahead for his old pal. The philly mob boss facing federal judge in manhattan today for the First Time Since he and members of five other organized crime families were arrested. List of charges is long, racketeering, gambling and loan sharking just to name few. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser was there. Reporter the words not guilty rang out in federal courthouse in manhattan Tuesday Morning as mob boss joey merlino stood before a judge here and proclaimed his innocence. Yet another new round of racketeering charges. He cant help himself. One of his former fellow weiss guys who asked not to be identified toll fox 29 in an exclusive interview that its clear federal prosecutors are dead set on putting the 54yearold mob boss back behind bars. Going to come after him with vengeance. Theyre not going to stop. Reporter federal prosecutors left Court Without comment. Mr. Lean know slipped in and out of court with defense attorney ed jacobs after his arrest three weeks ago as part of an fbi sweep that netted dozens of organized crime members and associates. The socalled east coast organized crime enterprise charged 46 defendants with everything from selling guns to health care fraud. Prosecutors say there are 15 separate wire taps in this case and more than 800 hours of recorded audio and video tape. They have already started sending out discovery to defense attorneys. Merlino is free on 5 million bail posted by his wife and two close friends. Hes confined to his florida home and tracked by a gps monitoring device. Muscular mob boss convicted twice before on federal charges. Another conviction could push the sentence in this case to 20 years. The government always opposes somebodys bail unless they have they want to see who hes talking to, who will go talk to him and hold the evidence against him. Merlino and 45 codefendants will be back here in federal court october 31st, halloween day to discuss motions and possibly a trial date. In manhattan, Dave Schratwieser, fox 29 news. Its on halloween day. Its a sign weve got that summer is winding to close. Exciting new semester of college is about to get underway. College students across the Delaware Valley are getting ready for that fall 2016 semester. These students here at Widener University in chester, Delaware County, moving in today. University also welcoming new freshmen class of 2020 orientation for students was held tonight. Looks like a scene out of ago an action movie as two guys try to out run police on jet skis. But police what police found when they finally caught up to them. And this park ranger accused of recording women inside a park bathroom. What one woman finally saw police say caught the guy in the act. Weve her the story of people breaking into hot cars to rescue children and pets left inside. One cop had a different idea. How he saved three Young Brothers drenched in sweat without breaking any glass. Now with tomorrows traffic heres bob kelly. Good evening, everybody. Got brand new traffic pattern for the gang coming over philadelphia over the walt whitman bridge. All 15 lanes we have the three inner ones are closed all due to construction. Well have some construction tomorrow up in the great northeast. Woodhaven road between the roosevelt boulevard and route 13, and theyre also going to be working overnight and all day tomorrow along i95 both at girard avenue and again at cottman avenue. Well see you bright and early tomorrow morning. Well check the jam cams and sue has got the forecast. See you at 4 00. For senate, a clear difference. Katie mcginty for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and ban