I stop driving the 30 Blocks of Squalor and the murder rate goes up by 40%. Coincidence? I think not.
Update: Latest killings in Philadelphia have @phillypolice reporting a stunning 40% increase in murders over last year. FORTY PERCENT. @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/sWDA5qlkrR
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 6, 2020
Submitted by Steven Z
When police responded to a July 1st radio call about a shooting on the 2100 block of North Lambert Street in North Philadelphia, they found Albert Chestnut Jr., a 67-year black male, with two gunshots in the head.
Medics transported Chestnut to Temple University Hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. He died two days later.
The cops arrested a suspect on gun charges, as well as aggravated assault, in an investigation that was said to be continuing. But instead of classifying Chestnut’s death as an “M” for murder, police marked it “S” for “suspicious.”
A veteran commander who looked over the the police report about the death of Chestnut said it was a mistake. “This is a murder. It should not be an ‘S’ job,” he said. “This is absolutely 100 percent a homicide.”
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More murders than NYC, with half the population. Well done Philly and your worthless piece of shit Democrat mayor and city council. Welcome to Philly. I sure do miss the 30 Blocks of Squalor.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Not only is there a sharp rise in homicides among major cities across the United States, but an Action News analysis of the data shows that Philadelphia has the second-highest murder rate among the 10 largest cities this year.
“I think it’s like the perfect storm right now,” said John Apeldorn of the Citizens Crime Commission.
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