Brandon . This is a reminder that a womans body was found in this alleyway. Sources tell nbc that after meeting from on line, he dragged her body out here. News spread quickly in the West Philadelphia apartment building, a sobering reality for neighbors like deann thompson. Just living in the area, ive never really worried about murder . Thompson didnt live in the same area with the murder, but to her its jarring to know the suspect lived nearby. To be honest, i might have passed the guy on the street every morning. Reporter a source tells us that both the suspect and the victim, both in their early 20s, started connecting on facebook and met for the first time today. The suspect stabbed her to death in his apartment where he lived with his parents and then lit her on fire. He then confessed to his parents after dragging the victim outside to a dumpster. This area is a fairly safe area. Im not going to have this one kind of incident put fear in my heart. Reporter Police Likely checked
This area, people surprised by what happened. Unfortunate incident last night. Live in university city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. Thank you. More breaking news this morning. Two 16yearolds were hurt when a stolen car crashed on i95. One of our Traffic Cameras captured the scene on 95 northbound and southWest Philadelphia. This is near the airport. Pennsylvania state police tell us officers from tinicum township were stealing the teens after they allegedly stole the car. The car caught fire after the crash. Both are being treated for scratches and minor injuries. One of teens had burns on his hands. New details about a man injured at a septa station in downingtown. Amtrak police say the victim was burned while walking on the tracks around 8 00 last night. Investigators say he was in a location he was not supposed to be. Were still working to learn the extent of his injuries. A man is in custody after police say he killed a woman he met on facebook. According to investigators, the woman
Philadelphia, too. Ill break the forecast down and show how quickly temperatures will climb when im back in less than ten minutes. First Jessica Boyington. Cameras at the Germantown Pike on ramp. Everything is so far, so good. Police activity moving northbound through the mid county tolls. Maybe something happened up ahead. Could be just someone passing through the area. Southbound looks good. No volume. Thats important in the camera. Also watching an accident and downed pole at gulph and 76. And also watching some construction. This is in belmawr near the 42 freeways northbound side at 295. Two right lanes blocked until 6 00 a. M. Right before the rush that well see clear out of the way. Ill keep my eyes on that and have more in about ten minutes. Now to breaking news. Deadly shooting on drexels campus. Police say a stranger who tried to break up a couples quarrel shot and killed one of them overnight. Nbc10s matt delucia joins us live from the scene. Tell us what youre learning this
Other kids. Officials are giving him until tomorrow to resign. Good morning. Im erin coal nlemacoleman. They say if he does not resign they will strip him of his title. Pam, bring us up to speed. Reporter as you said, the board has actually given him one day to step down. I spoke with one of the commissioners on the board late this evening. Commissioner Richard Booker tells me to the best of his knowledge phillip r. Has yet to do so. Last night the board announced the deadline for him to resign after they announced the charges are charged with distributing hundreds of pornographic images of infants, toddlers and children. They were found on computers at his home. He told investigators he knew it was illegal. I have been try to go get in touch with elain schafer. A School Bus Crash in delaware. We are told the children are from new castle and the injuries are minor. 600 philadelphia stuntdents dont have school today after mold was found. Crews are back there this morning working to remo
Lots of sunshine. And into the 60s for the suburbs. Philadelphia, up to 66 degrees along with delaware today. Ill break the forecast down to show how quickly the temperatures move up when im back in less than ten minutes. First Jessica Boyington has the first alert traffic. Yeah. Starting this morning on the schuylkill expressway. Were closed here in between the vine street expressway and south street for a construction project. Here, what youre looking at is the traffic being diverted off to the vine street expressway. This is the closure rate here. The schuylkill eastbound. Its traffic moving toward center city now. That will be there until 5 00, for another half hour or so. In philly, watching part of the shooting investigation. It happened around 1604 juniper street. For two to three blocks in either direction around the area, theyre blocked off there. Its going to be difficult there, as well. The blue route drive times okay, 14 minutes both directions from the schuylkill. Speeds i