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Two Victims Named In North Philly Speakeasy Shooting: Authorities
Philadelphia police have named the two people who were killed in a shooting in North Philadelphia early Sunday morning, Jan. 14.
Authorities said they were called to a suspected speakeasy, or unlicensed bar, on the 2400 block of Myrtlewood Street just before 1 a.m.
They arrived to find six people suffering from gunshot wounds, the department told Daily Voice.
Edison Frazier, 53, of West Philadelphia, was shot in the face.
Christopher Smith, 41, of North Philadelphia, was shot multiple times in the chest.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene just after 1 a.m.,…
Details Released In 6-Hour Chester County Police Standoff
A six-hour standoff with police Monday led to the arrest of an Exton man who shot at officers, authorities said.
Christopher Smith, 47, has been charged with multiple counts of attempted homicide, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, and related offenses, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said in a Wednesday news release.
He was being uncooperative with West Whiteland police, who arrived at the home on the unit block of Buttonwood Drive around 4:30 p.m. to serve a search warrant, police said.
When Smith finally acknowledged the cops, he threaten…
Atlantic City Police Nab 4 Drug Suspects, Recover Stolen Handgun, 700 Heroin Bags
Atlantic City detectives arrested four men in separate incidents and recovered a stolen handgun and drugs.
At 2:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Detectives Brian Hambrecht and Ermindo Marsini stopped a vehicle in the beach block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, police said.
During the stop, three occupants were arrested after each was found in possession of drugs, according to Lt. Kevin Fair, an Atlantic City Police Department spokesman.
Stephon Hauser, 29, of Camden possessed about 18 grams of marijuana and 14 grams of cocaine, Fair said.
Raheem Miller 28, of Chesapeake, Maryland, possessed a…
