A second man exited that van and began to run from police. They chased him a block. Chief inspector scott smalls picks up the chase from there. The officer ordered the male to stop, drop the weapon show his hands stop running. The male refused. He turned, he point the the weapon in the direction of both officers and thats when one officer discharged his weapon. Striking the suspect in the torso. The suspect is shot in the groin area left torso and his left shoulder. He collapsed in the 1700 block of glava street when he fell he not only dropped the weapon witness extended magazine. He dropped a second semiautomatic weapon. Reporter now again police say at least 20 shots fired. The first shooting victim and the suspect were taken to temple hospital. They are in stable condition. Both officers 39th district officers are okay but another dangerous night for Philadelphia Police again both of those officers are okay. The shooting victim and the suspect are at temple hospital tonight in stab
Was all because he was a bad businessman who was battling addictions. His attorney and prosecutors spoke out about the out come. My goal which i think weve a accomplished to get him incarcerated so he can start paying restitution even fit means hes making license plates for 50 cents an hour to start paying that back. Thats what we expect from him. Reporter well, tollefson originally agreed to a plea deal that would have sent him to jail for just seven months. Half of which he had already served but withdrew from that deal and went to trial saying that he wanted his story told. Tollefson is a former employee of fox 29. Iain. Joyce, thank you. Change is rolling in your fox 29 Weather Authority. We got another round of rain today. With that comes a big jump in that our temperatures. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams outside old city tonight with a preview. Scott . Thats right, iain. Its going to be roller coaster ride believe or not over the next several days. Temperatures in fact will b
Im lucy noland. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is at the scene. Dave. Reporter lucy wild seen here in nicetown tonight. It all started around 7 20 again showing the dangers Philadelphia Police come up against almost every single day. Roll you some video. 20 shots fired at two separate shooting scenes. The first shooting seep, 17th and kayuag around 7 20. A gunman opened fire into a van. That van riddled with gunfire. One victim shot there. As Police Arrived on the scene a second man exited that van and began to run from police. They chased him a block. Chief inspector scott smalls picks up the chase from there. The officer ordered the male to stop, drop the weapon show his hands stop running. The male refused. He turned, he point the the weapon in the direction of both officers and thats when one officer discharged his weapon. Striking the suspect in the torso. The suspect is shot in the groin area left torso and his left shoulder. He collapsed in the 1700 block of glava street when he fell
Detectives. They do have the suspect on camera sneaking on behind his victim before she went into her apartment. They are trying to put together the clues left behind after a 26yearold woman was raped inside her apartment at night. She is a doctor at the university of pennsylvania. As she walked to the door of her apartment building, a source says thats when the suspect hopp hopped off his bike and raped her inside her apartment. The video shows the suspect coming outside just for a moment. Then going back into her apartment, police believe, to rape her again. Police spent much of the day dusting for prints and gathering as much evidence as they could to track down the suspect. She is now with family. They are working on Surveillance Video or at least getting it out to the public to see if anybody recognizes the suspect. We are live in written house square. Youve been talking to people in this neighborhood, which has always been considered safe. Reporter residents and those who frequen
From the cbs Broadcast Center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 Eyewitness News. Oh, gosh, its not safe to walk around by myself necessarily. Residents shaken by a crime. A woman followed, forced inside her home and then sexually assaulted. The victim a 26yearold doctor. Good evening, im Natasha Brown. Thanks for joining us. Police are taking a look at Surveillance Video in hopes it will lead them to some answers in this case. Eyewitness News Reporter matt rivers has been tracking the investigation. Hes got the very latest from Rittenhouse Square. Reporter it was just after midnight on saturday morning when the 26yearold victim, a doctor at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania, was coming home from a nearby bar. She told police the suspect walked up behind her, grabbed her neck and forced her inside where she was sexually assaulted. To think that someone could do that. Right house is a nice area so its surprising. Reporter the 1900 block of spruce street is normal al quiet road.