I ducked and i ran and i went in the house. This little girl was playing with nala on the 6300 block of North Woodstock street yesterday evening when the two were forced to run for their lives. Were not showing her face to protect her privacy. Relatives tell us nala was visiting her aunt when she was shot. They tell us shes alert and talking but severely injured. Meantime the friend end her mother describe a block full of children who witnessed the whole thing. It was bad. Turning around and she sees her friend laying on the ground shot. Its just shocking to me. Ballistics supports there were two shooters. However witness and video supports the fact not only did we identify one shooter. Reporter police say a man running down woodstock street minutes before the burst of gunfire may have been the shooters intended target. Two weapons were fired. So far authorities dont have motive twos why anyone would shoot 20 rounds down a street packed with grade schoolers. Her little friend has a mes
Them information in this case in the shooting last night of a sixyearold and the 13 days ago where another sixyearold was shot. Tonight the Mayors Office is offering up to a 10,000 reward. A little boy. Crying shame. Reporter shes lived on the block for 50 years and shes heard gunfire before. But never like thursday night. 11 shots. Right up in this area right here. Reporter she wouldnt give her name but when the bullets were flying on the corner of ashmead and clarkson she was sitting in her living room her home was struck repeatedly. They came through my second floor window there. Four or five shots. Reporter when the barrage of 50 shots ended, sixyearold mahaj brown seriously wounded inside a car being driven home when rival groups opened fire. The street was littered with shell casings. Some came from an ak47 style rifle its the second time a sixyearold has been caught in the crossfire in three days in germantown. This is reckless disregard for life and now you have a sixyearold fi
Downpours. Moving just outside of of the philadelphia area now into sections right around palmyra moving toward cinnaminson and as you move up highway 130 so willingboro also moving toward the delran area watching out for downpours. This is what it still feels like. 105 in philadelphia. Feels like 116 in dover. And take a look at the concern. The excessive heat warnings have been extended until the end of the weekend. Were talking feels like temperatures anywhere from 105 to 111 degrees. So if youre stepping outdoors this evening, its going to still feel like 104 at seven. By 9 00 oclock still feeling like 98 degrees and feeling like 95 degrees by 11 00. Coming up well talk much more about this dangerous heat and also how to put safety first. Back to you. All right, thank you scott. Mother nature changed the citys plans this week. Mayor jim kenney announcing today hes going to keep many of the city public pools open a mid this excessive heat warning. Only eight of the citys 70 pools wi
Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11. Fun trip down the shore took a scary turn for two teens and a family friend. They were boating off the coast when that boat all of a sudden started to sing but thanks to the quick work avenue new jersey state trooper all three are safe and on dry land tonight. Good evening, im lucy noland that. Trooper is a hero. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson talk with the teens he saved and to him. Reporter trooper russell ryan is a hero but he says this is just what they do. What he did was safe three liv lives. It was just a Beautiful Day and then it turned slipped. Reporter 12 year odd scott, describe the harrowing moment the boat he was in with his 15 year old sister brianna and family friend henry wilson took on water. Yesterday afternoon they are sailing the atlantic to margate to see the lucy the elephant landmark and continue to atlantic city. But henry says a big commercial fishing boat stirred the water and sent a huge wave crashing
With temperatures in the 70s, and the 80s at Philadelphia International airport, right now, it is 80 degrees, and, 85 relative humidity, looking at some thunderstorms, about to enter perhaps, the pocono mountains, there to the north and west, take closer look there. 93 degrees, today, just like yesterday. Sunny, steamy, pop up thunderstorms, possible, through the evening, and then, otherwise, very muggy night, going down to 79 degrees. That is your Weather Authority forecast, we will tell when you we gather relief coming up in just a few minutes, bob kelly . Specially with tonights game, alex, say bring in one factory sealed water bottle. The linc they tweeted this out, one factory sealed water bottle, has to be 16 ounces or smaller, so bring it into the linc because of the heat index. Tonight specially preseason games, you have a loft kids, going down to the preseason game. So make sure they stay hydrated. Not only during the day at school, but also, at any of the outdoor event tonigh