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Top Philadelphia news: Off-duty officer shoots suspect; $20K reward in man's beating death; more

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Published on February 05, 2020
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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Philadelphia.

Off-duty officer shoots suspect who grabbed her neck after throwing brick through car window

Police say the off-duty sergeant was sitting in her car when a man threw a brick into the driver's side window and grabbed her by the neck.

Read the full story on CBS Philly.

$20K reward for information related to man's beating death in South Philly

Chris Colanero, 39, was walking along the 800 block of Reed Street on the night of Dec. 21. An unidentified man carrying an object under his left arm began following him and struck Colanero with the object before fleeing. Police said Colanero died from blunt force trauma.

Read the full story on (SPC) South Philly CommUNITY.

South Philly block blasted by deadly explosion still experiencing aftershocks

A Philadelphia Water Department main ruptured Thursday on the same South Philadelphia block recently shaken by an explosion caused by a crack in a 92-year-old gas main.

Read the full story on (SPC) South Philly CommUNITY.

Phillies to retire number 34 on anniversary of Roy Halladay's perfect game

Halladay threw a no-hitter to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Oct. 6, 2010. He died in a plane crash in 2017 at age 40.

Read the full story on ABC Philadelphia, WPVI.


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