Beau allen and we are inside of the home with his parents. And now the victim was at lincoln high in may fair to watch a basketball game and this rang out after a large fight broke out in the parking lot there. Vernon odom is live at Police Headquarters for us this afternoon with the latest on the investigation and vernon you spoke with the family of this victim. Reporter i good indeed. Alicia it was a route each High School Basketball game yesterday afternoon. Host lincoln high versus auto ten reed. And one adult wound up being shot dead. Here is the murder victim. Ralph kennedy of philadelphia. His family says he is a father of eight with two more on the way. And kennedy was shot and mortgagely wounded in the parking lot of Lincoln High School during a School Basketball game and police say there was an enormous fight outside among dozens of people. Many believes to be rivals of other schools. They know shots were fired from at least three different weapons. Anybody that is out there
Will be in here later this week. To be able to celebrate this with them and, you know, with the team and to be in this game, obviously, is an honor. If somehow we can pull out a victory, that would be the icing on the cake. Icing on the cake. Hes got a good line. You got to love that. Coming up at 5 00, in one hour, were going to tell you why a cell phone ban has helped bond the eagles defense. I think parents and teachers out there would love to hear this as well. Im john clark, live in the mall of america. Well see you in one hour. Everyone is listening to that one. John, well see you soon. We can tell you in the last hour, the nfl announced Security Policies for fans heading to the big game. Security screening at u. S. Bank stadium starts at 1 00 p. M. Local time. Thats more than five hours before the game. The nfl says arrive early and wear warm clothing because you will be waiting outside to get through security. So even though youre in the dome, know that important information. W
That person is in critical condition. Please are trying to figure out if that gunshot victim is connected to the shooting here outside Lincoln High School. There was a scheduled basketball game here between lincoln and auden reed. Some buses were here with students just waiting to take them out of this situation. But this is still a very active investigation. It seems like everything is focused down over there where the yellow tape is and where the officers are having their guns out. I talked to a mother who was talking to her kids who were inside during the lockdown. They were facetiming their mom and she was telling us that officers were going in and out of the hallways and rooms inside the high school and they were checking book bags. But nobody inside of the school was hurt whatsoever. So that is some good news. Were still trying to nail down if that gunshot victim that was taken to Nazareth Hospital is indeed a gunshot victim from out here at Lincoln High School. Of course, well c
The lunch hour so we will see a lot of traffic and volume in and out of the stadium area. Coming up in the next ten minutes, we will do a check on mass transit. We have new information on breaking news that we brought you at the top of the hour. We have learned one woman suffered smoke inhalation when her home caught fire the past two hours and started on oakmont street in the holmesburg section. Investigators say the injured woman happened to be blind. She was taken to Nazareth Hospital and we are working to check and see what her condition is. No word on what started the fire but it did start in the basement area of that home. Happening today sh thousands of commuters could find out if they have won a chance to buy papal rail passes on septa. The Transit Agency will start emailing the winners of its lottery today. 20,000 passes went unsold in mondays lottery but doesnt mean everyone is guaranteed to get a pass because septa is trying to figure out which train stops sold out and which
Haven road toward the vine street sprevert expressway. But no problems yet but i see it coming. Then this accident so watch out there. Heading out the door the 42 freeway clear again. That accident scene out of the way so no problems as we look at this drive time here. Five minute trip from 55 up towards the walt whitman bridge. Ben franklin is nice and clear. Volume on the ben into philadelphia with two lanes blocked westbound for ongoing construction. We are updating breaks new we have been following the past hour. A fire in the homesburg section of philadelphia sent one woman to the hospital with smoke inhalation. It started on oakmont street in the basement. Apparently. Investigators say the injured woman is blind. She was taken to nazareth hospital. And she is expected, however, to be okay. Good news. Preparing for the pope. And the papal shutdown. Commuters and neighbors are bracing for major road closures when the pope visits philadelphia next month. Ben franklin bridge, no cars