Reporter after hearing about the break in the case family and friends held hands across from alacias home praying at a memorial that keeps growing. His mother is still recovering from her injuries and dealing with a whole other kind of pain. Its just amazingly brutal. The emotions shes going through. Reporter friends say the family is hoping for a quick conclusion to this investigation so they can focus on remembering the 2yearold they lost. And they want the person who did this off the street. Feel kind of relieved because, you know we dont know this guy. And it can happen again. Police have not released the suspects name just that he is 19 years old. The possible charges he could face include leaving the scene of an accident and or vehicular manslaughter. It just depends on what evidence the police can find and prove. Live in west kensington, nbc 10 news. Drew, thank you. Meanwhile, still no arrests in another deadly hitandrun in philadelphia. A driver killed 4yearold abdul wilson on
A Business Owner headed to work. The victim says he identified himself as a narcotics officer. And when the victim became suspicious, he began to call the real police. Took out his phone, dials 911, with that the actor grabs the phone, takes the phone tells him he wants all the payroll money, puts him down on the ground and takes his house keys, his car keys a wallet with a large amount of cash in it. He produces a what he calls a semiautomatic weapon that has a black handle. Happened before 9 00 this morning in a parking lot behind the shop in the 800 block of main street. The man wasnt wearing a uniform. Instead, police say a black thermal shirt, blue jeans and they say the badge was silver and hung around his neck. If hes out there doing it and has a badge, this is Something Else thats going on. We have no other information from anywhere else that this has happened in the second place. And police want to keep it that way. Thats why they want to know if you know who this guy is. And
And trying to make a determination of what happened. Now they did fine a gas can in the trunk of the car the pennsylvania tags on the car come back to someone living in philadelphia. This is a developing story well have more later on action news. For now live at the Airport Channel 6 action news. Thank you dan. What a homecoming moments ago in West Kensington in philadelphia. The girl in pink is 14yearold adameris franco torres. She showed up minutes ago and this is something of a mystery, live in West Kensington. Chad pradelli is live now. What were you able to find out about these circumstances . Reporter jim we are working to find out the detail think that reunion happened 10 minutes ago here on the front steps of the Lighthouse Community center that is where the mother works as a preschool teacher they were sharing hugs and tears and what happened is still unclear. The 14yearold was last seen monday saying she may be with a man she met online. The mother told us she receive aid fra
She left her home on monday but never showed autopsy the the school of the future. Her mother tells action news she went with a man she met online at fifth and lehigh, but she told the family that the man did not match the picture of the person online. She had two phone calls kutd off and her mother reports her sounding scared but the phone calls are not completed. Franco torress mother say teacher in West Kensington and he is a spokesperson for the family, the phone call to the mother was last night since the mother claims to have received multiple threatening calls. Saying why are you saying i have your daughter if i see anything ill drop her off at work. Changes stories if he knows who she is s if you have seen franco torres, are you urged to call police. Im live in west kinging ton chad pradelli channel 6 action news. Frightening story there chad thank you. Police are waiting for a person in a deadly hit and run to turn herself in today. The crash happened monday in southWest Phila
Important clues. New at 11 00 oclock tonight, we are learning that police are making significant progress tonight as they search for two wanted drivers. Good evening im chris may. Im jessica dean. Tonight the call for justice in these two hit and runs is growing louder from Law Enforcement and those who live in the neighborhoods where they happened. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is live in southwest philadelphia with late breaking new information. David . Reporter jessica i just spoke to a Police Source and that source tells me that detectives have made contact with the attorney of a person of interest. They are looking at in this southwest philadelphia hitandrun. Now behind me this is vigil people have been coming here all night to mourn and remember the life of feryearold abdul wilson as a twoyearold in kensington is still on live support. Candles and stuffed animals sit a few feet away from where fouryearold abdul wilson was hit and killed. Neighbors stopped and said a prayer