Unspeakable violence. That merchant is fighting for his life. Thursday night and the big story on action news tonight say ruthless attack at 6249 dig street in southwest philadelphia. And live at the scene tonight action News Reporter chad pradelli. Chad, whats the story there. Reporter its with a brutal crime, jim, as one investigator put and the victim was butchered. Investigators remain on the scene. Theyre gathering evidence when the thief actually left the auto tag shop here he lock the front door and when officers responded they had to kick the glass in on the front door. Patrick spinosa family has run southwest auto tags several decades serving a community that has seen better days and violent knife attack has area residents stunned. A nice guy, guy that works every day and tries to make a living and doesnt do any crookd he was a nice dude. Police say before 6 p. M. A man armed with knife enderd the store just as it was closing. A struggleen sudden sued and spinosa was stabbed 2
Video trying to find that attacker. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell live at the scene with the very latest. Chris, what can you tell us . Reporter hes a longtime and wellliked Business Owner here in southwest philadelphia. Hes in the hospital tonight after being stabbed more than 20 times. Take look behind me. Crime scene technicians still on the scene at this hour as the victim is fighting for his life. Police are combing for evidence frantic search to find the attacker. Very violent scene. A lot of blood inside. Reporter bloody office, a shattered glass door. Evidence of a violent botched robbery that left southwest philly Business Owner in Critical Condition. Looks like the male stabbed him over 20 times in the head, the arms, the shoulders, the chest, the side violent struggle. Reporter friends identified the victim of 62yearold Patrick Spinosa of chadds ford hes the 40 year owner of southwest auto tags. All does he a work every day. And comes here and works and goes home and takes care of
Ultimate doppler all in the clear for now but you see that green on our doppler screen over the great lakes . Thats a cold front and there could be some thunderstorms associated with it. Lets time it out. Now no issues this evening. Nor overnight. Its after the noon hour tomorrow, thats when well seal a line of showers and storms forming by 3 00 oclock in the lehigh valley. In the philadelphia i95 corridor area by 5 00. 7 00 down the shore and then we clear the out by 9 00 if youre heading down the shore. This is what were looking at tomorrow. A changeable day. Gusty winds in the morning. Those warm southerly winds will boost temperatures at least 10 degrees above normal. The afternoon showers and storms during the evening rush. So coming up well time out that rain, give you more details. Talk about a major cool down. How long that lasts and of course your game day forecast. Ill see you later in the broadcast with the seven day. All right, kathy, see you then. Happening now, the search
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With the investigation. This woman and others are ripping flyers down taking issue with characterization of group as some kind ever criminal enterprise and they believe there must be a better solution toe break this cycle of violence. Instead of put being them up there what about education. Educate kids so they dont be out here. When all you know is the straets thats all do. They dont have avenues they h closing down schools and libraries. Finally shutting this criminal group down will help the neighborhood back up. Its a group out of control and we believe getting the group over the street will improve the community. Atf set up a hot line to field calls about this group. They hope to make a last of arrests to solve those unsolved murders and successfully prosecute these cases in a place where sentences are toug toughest in federal court. Live at southwest detectives, channel 6 action news, jim. Sarah, u. S. Marshals picked up a man they wanted to talk to in connection with Sexual Assa