It was a surprise that turned out to have deadly consequences. Police say that the victim was on the phone with his friend at the time trying to surprise her but when she thought she thought instead an intruder and opened fire. Thats awful. Reporter thats the reaction along jen see street in hamilton to the terrible turn of events. This woman Pauline Lloyd was on the friend with her friend Kelvin Watford of willingboro. Watford told her he was near the George Washington bridge in north jersey returning from a trip but was letting himself into the house to surprise her. She thought it was haw an intruder and shot him in the chest killing him. Hes out of town and she thinks hes far away and somebody is coming in her house you cant blame her in a way then. Just an awful tragedy. When you do Something Like that youre thinking its a burglar and here its a friend of yours. Its got to be devastating. For the person that was shot plus the person that did the shooting. Reporter Kelvin Watford w
Monica. Thank you, dann. Philadelphia police say this handbag found in the back of a car is one of the keys to solving a purse snatching spree. Tonight two people are under arrest for that attempted theft in northeast philadelphia. Now police are trying to connect them to other crimes. Three other women say their purses were stolen in a Grocery Store just like the attempted theft last night. Stores in northeast philadelphia, hatfield and paoli were all targeted in the past week. Action News Reporter gray hall is live in northeast philadelphia tonight with the details. Gray. Reporter rick and monica, those suspects were captured just last night at this acme behind me. Tonight they are locked up in jail and police are working really hard to determine if theyre connected to any other crimes. Theyve been captured on surveillance at several stores but police say these two are not your average customers. Instead of shopping for groceries investigators say they are scoping out the place looki
One witness tells us two men tried to chase after them but lost him. Pieces of the car were scattered along the street that were later collected by accident investigators. Neighbors say it was a horrific scene. Then the mother came, somebody ran and got the mother and then she came. She was hysterical and everything so then they worked on her a bit and then drove off took her to the hospital. Reporter again, the eightyearold child a girl walking home from school with her friends has died over at Childrens Hospital after being struck by a hitandrun driver who has yet to be found. Were live here in the overbrook section, im dann cuellar channel6 action news. Jim. Thank you dan. An offer Duty Philadelphia Police officer was shot in the hand late this afternoon in north philadelphia. The shooting happened just over an hour ago at tenth and ogden streets. It is not clear what led up to the shooting. We do know the suspect fled the scene and the officer is being treated at Thomas Jefferson u