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Top Philadelphia news: Son confesses to killing 4 family members; man arrested for firing gun; more

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Published on November 01, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Philadelphia.

Son confesses to killing mother, stepfather, 2 brothers in West Philly home, police say

The victims were killed in a home on the 5000 block of Walton Avenue in the Cedar Park neighborhood.

Read the full story on Philadelphia Inquirer.

Man arrested after firing gun on trolley in Brewerytown

The incident happened on the Route 15 trolley at 31st Street and Girard Avenue around 1:20 p.m. Thursday.

Read the full story on CBS Philly.

Starbucks faces suit claiming racial discrimination after Philadelphia incident

Shannon Phillips of Woolwich, Gloucester County, claims Starbucks discriminated against white employees after controversial arrests at a Center City store that made national news.

Read the full story on 6abc Action News.

Doctors try to save girl's fingers after illegal device explodes

Relatives say doctors are trying to save three of the girl's fingertips after an illegal device, known as a M-250, exploded inside a home in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Read the full story on 6abc Action News.

Multiple students treated after pepper spray accidentally discharges

Nearly a dozen students at Conwell Middle School in the Kensington section had to be treated on Thursday morning after a pepper spray bottle dropped on the floor, accidentally discharging it. 

Read the full story on CBS Philly.


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