Anthony Lacey-Woodson and Jalen Mickens, who have been charged with murder in the deaths of Sircarr Johnson and Salahaldin Mahmoud, who were killed at a Fourth of July cookout in West Philly in 2021. They are among five purported "02da4" gang members charged for their alleged roles in a series of retaliatory shootings against rival gangs and gun trafficking offenses, District Attorney Larry Krasner said Monday. Arrest warrants have been issued for three others.
South Street Fest returns on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on South Street from Second to Eighth streets. The event includes an Oktoberfest celebration at Brauhaus Schmitz, a block party at Philly AIDS Thrift, outdoor skating on Fifth Street, and an art pop-up at the Philadelphia Magic Gardens. South Street restaurants will be out serving fan favorites.
100 shots fired: 23-year-old store owner, friend killed during cookout
By WPVI Staff
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) A triple shooting at a Fourth of July barbecue in West Philadelphia left two people dead and and a teenager in the hospital.
Witnesses say, at first, they mistook the gunshots around 10:30 p.m. Sunday at 60th and Sansom streets for fireworks. Then they started to run.
One of the victims has been identified as 23-year-old Sircarr Johnson Jr., the owner of Premiere Bande, a clothing store in West Philadelphia.
He was also a father, a husband, a son and a brother.
“I’m praying for his father. I’m praying for his mother. I’m praying for his family,” said friend Ahkeem Towles, who came by the storefront on Monday morning to pay his respects to Johnson’s family.
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A triple shooting at a cookout in Philadelphia on Sunday evening left at least two people dead, and a teenage girl injured, according to reports.
Well over 100 shots were fired during the shooting, which took place around 10:30 p.m. in West Philadelphia. Local television reports indicated that police had to create handwritten evidence markers at the scene due to the number of fragments and casings.
Two men, ages 21 and 23, were killed in the gunfire A 16-year-old girl was also shot and her condition is unknown at this time, FOX 29 of Philadelphia reported. Police have yet to release a suspect or motive in the case.
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