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Top Philadelphia news: Daytime shooting injures 2; ruling clears way for supervised injection site

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Published on October 03, 2019
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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Philadelphia.

Two injured in daytime shooting after violent night in city

After a violent night in Philadelphia left one man dead, two men were injured in a broad-daylight double shooting in the Germantown section on Wednesday morning. 

Read the full story on CBS Philadelphia.

Man dies after son's car backs over him

According to police, the 64-year-old man was struck when his son was backing up a vehicle.

Read the full story on ABC Philadelphia, WPVI.

Federal judge rules supervised injection site  would not violate federal drug laws

The ruling means a Philadelphia nonprofit could open a supervised injection site to try to reduce the number of overdoses.

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Elementary school evacuated due to electrical fire

An elementary school in the Torresdale section of Philadelphia was evacuated on Wednesday morning after an electrical fire in the boiler room. No injuries were reported.

Read the full story on CBS Philadelphia.

Amazon plans to open grocery store in Philadelphia

The Seattle-based company is aiming to open a chain of stores in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Read the full story on CBS Philadelphia.


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