By Saturday, April 17, 2021Gov. Tom Wolf has activated more than 1,000 Pa. National Guard members to support officials in Philly as the city prepares for a possible verdict next week in the Derek Chauvin trial.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Gov. Tom Wolf has activated more than 1,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members to support officials in Philadelphia as the city prepares for a possible verdict next week in the Derek Chauvin trial.Chauvin is the former Minneapolis police officer who was charged with 2nd and 3rd-degree murder, and 2nd-degree manslaughter, in the death of George Floyd last...…By Saturday, April 17, 2021Gov. Tom Wolf has activated more than 1,000 Pa. National Guard members to support officials in Philly as the city prepares for a possible verdict next week in the Derek Chauvin trial.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Gov. Tom Wolf has activated more than 1,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members to support officials in Philadelphia as the city prepares for a possible verdict next week in the Derek Chauvin trial.Chauvin is the former Minneapolis police officer who was charged with 2nd and 3rd-degree murder, and 2nd-degree manslaughter, in the death of George Floyd last...WW…

By and Saturday, November 7, 2020Police received a tip that individuals, armed with firearms, were on their way to the Convention Center area in a silver Hummer truck.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two armed men have been charged after being found near the Philadelphia convention center where an ongoing vote count could decide the presidential election, officials said.According to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Joshua Macias, 42, and Antonio Lamotta, 61, both of Chesapeake, Va., have been charged with Concealed Firearm Without a License, a third-degree felony, and Carrying a Firearm...…By and Saturday, November 7, 2020Police received a tip that individuals, armed with firearms, were on their way to the Convention Center area in a silver Hummer truck.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two armed men have been charged after being found near the Philadelphia convention center where an ongoing vote count could decide the presidential election, officials said.According to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Joshua Macias, 42, and Antonio Lamotta, 61, both of Chesapeake, Va., have been charged with Concealed Firearm Without a License, a third-degree felony, and Carrying a Firearm...WW…

By and Saturday, November 7, 2020Police received a tip that individuals, armed with firearms, were on their way to the Convention Center area in a silver Hummer truck.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two armed men have been charged after being found near the Philadelphia convention center where an ongoing vote count could decide the presidential election, officials said.According to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Joshua Macias, 42, and Antonio Lamotta, 61, both of Chesapeake, Va., have been charged with Concealed Firearm Without a License, a third-degree felony, and Carrying a Firearm...…By and Saturday, November 7, 2020Police received a tip that individuals, armed with firearms, were on their way to the Convention Center area in a silver Hummer truck.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two armed men have been charged after being found near the Philadelphia convention center where an ongoing vote count could decide the presidential election, officials said.According to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Joshua Macias, 42, and Antonio Lamotta, 61, both of Chesapeake, Va., have been charged with Concealed Firearm Without a License, a third-degree felony, and Carrying a Firearm...WW…

Wednesday, June 17, 2020Police are looking for Akhenaton Jones, who is a male acquaintance of the victim, 27-year-old Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Action News has learned an arrest warrant has been issued in connection with the grisly murder of a transgender woman.The warrant was issued for Akhenaton Jones, 36, who is a male acquaintance of the victim, 27-year-old Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells.Fells was found June 15 near Bartram's Garden with stab wounds and both of her legs were severed.Some close to Fells told Action News off-camera that, in the days before her murder,...…Wednesday, June 17, 2020Police are looking for Akhenaton Jones, who is a male acquaintance of the victim, 27-year-old Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Action News has learned an arrest warrant has been issued in connection with the grisly murder of a transgender woman.The warrant was issued for Akhenaton Jones, 36, who is a male acquaintance of the victim, 27-year-old Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells.Fells was found June 15 near Bartram's Garden with stab wounds and both of her legs were severed.Some close to Fells told Action News off-camera that, in the days before her murder,...WW…

Sunday, June 14, 2020Multiple explosives thrown inside restaurant on Germantown AvenuePHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police said several men threw explosives at two employees at a take-out restaurant and attempted to blow up an ATM early Sunday.It happened around 1 a.m. at New Century restaurant on the 2500 block of Germantown Avenue.Police said the men first threw an explosive at an ATM located inside the establishment. They then reportedly threw a second explosive at two employees through a plexiglass opening at the counter.Neither of the employees were hurt in the incident.Police...…Sunday, June 14, 2020Multiple explosives thrown inside restaurant on Germantown AvenuePHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police said several men threw explosives at two employees at a take-out restaurant and attempted to blow up an ATM early Sunday.It happened around 1 a.m. at New Century restaurant on the 2500 block of Germantown Avenue.Police said the men first threw an explosive at an ATM located inside the establishment. They then reportedly threw a second explosive at two employees through a plexiglass opening at the counter.Neither of the employees were hurt in the incident.Police...WW…

Wednesday, June 10, 2020Philadelphia police are hoping surveillance video will help them solve a shooting that critically injured a man.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are hoping surveillance video will help them solve a shooting that critically injured a man.The gunfire erupted around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at 25th and Cambria streets in Strawberry Mansion.The video shows a silver car stopping in the middle of the road.The driver and two passengers then get out and open fire.Police say the 22-year-old victim was shot in the back, shoulder, and face. He was taken to Temple University...…Wednesday, June 10, 2020Philadelphia police are hoping surveillance video will help them solve a shooting that critically injured a man.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are hoping surveillance video will help them solve a shooting that critically injured a man.The gunfire erupted around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at 25th and Cambria streets in Strawberry Mansion.The video shows a silver car stopping in the middle of the road.The driver and two passengers then get out and open fire.Police say the 22-year-old victim was shot in the back, shoulder, and face. He was taken to Temple University...WW…

Monday, May 11, 2020Former Mayor W. Wilson Goode writes Op-Ed seeking apology for MOVE bombingPHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The former Philadelphia mayor who led the city 3 1/2 decades ago when police dropped a bomb on a row house and caused an inferno that killed 11 people and destroyed more than 60 homes is calling for a formal apology from the city for the tragedy.Former mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr. said in an op-ed Sunday in the British newspaper the Guardian that "after 35 years it would be helpful for the healing of all involved, especially the victims of this terrible event.""Many in the city...…Monday, May 11, 2020Former Mayor W. Wilson Goode writes Op-Ed seeking apology for MOVE bombingPHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The former Philadelphia mayor who led the city 3 1/2 decades ago when police dropped a bomb on a row house and caused an inferno that killed 11 people and destroyed more than 60 homes is calling for a formal apology from the city for the tragedy.Former mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr. said in an op-ed Sunday in the British newspaper the Guardian that "after 35 years it would be helpful for the healing of all involved, especially the victims of this terrible event.""Many in the city...WW…

Tuesday, May 12, 2020The DA's office has charged a security guard with shooting three teens while riding on a SEPTA bus.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The District Attorney's Office has charged a security guard with shooting three teens while riding on a SEPTA bus in Northeast Philadelphia last month.According to authorities, Brandon Ferguson, 24, is facing a number of charges including aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.Investigators said the three teenagers were in a physical altercation with Ferguson while riding on the Route 58 SEPTA bus around 1 a.m. on April...…Tuesday, May 12, 2020The DA's office has charged a security guard with shooting three teens while riding on a SEPTA bus.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The District Attorney's Office has charged a security guard with shooting three teens while riding on a SEPTA bus in Northeast Philadelphia last month.According to authorities, Brandon Ferguson, 24, is facing a number of charges including aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.Investigators said the three teenagers were in a physical altercation with Ferguson while riding on the Route 58 SEPTA bus around 1 a.m. on April...WW…

Monday, May 25, 2020A woman was hospitalized on Sunday night after police say she was shot during a carjacking in Philadelphia.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman was hospitalized on Sunday night after police say she was shot during a carjacking in Philadelphia.It happened near the intersection of Ella Street and Clarkson Avenue in the city's Olney section.Police say a woman in her 20s was pulled from her red Mercedes SUV and shot once in the thigh.She was rushed to an area hospital where she's listed stable condition.No arrests have been made.Police say they are searching for four suspects,...…Monday, May 25, 2020A woman was hospitalized on Sunday night after police say she was shot during a carjacking in Philadelphia.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman was hospitalized on Sunday night after police say she was shot during a carjacking in Philadelphia.It happened near the intersection of Ella Street and Clarkson Avenue in the city's Olney section.Police say a woman in her 20s was pulled from her red Mercedes SUV and shot once in the thigh.She was rushed to an area hospital where she's listed stable condition.No arrests have been made.Police say they are searching for four suspects,...WW…

By Thursday, May 28, 2020Philadelphia police believe they found the gun used in Tuesday night's shooting that left a young child dead.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A person is being questioned by Philadelphia police in connection with the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy on Tuesday night, Action News has learned.The shooting happened around 9:27 p.m. inside a residence on the 5900 block of North 20th Street in the city's Ogontz section.Police say a 9-year-old boy was shot once in the face. He was found in the back bedroom of the home.Officers rushed him to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he...…By Thursday, May 28, 2020Philadelphia police believe they found the gun used in Tuesday night's shooting that left a young child dead.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A person is being questioned by Philadelphia police in connection with the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy on Tuesday night, Action News has learned.The shooting happened around 9:27 p.m. inside a residence on the 5900 block of North 20th Street in the city's Ogontz section.Police say a 9-year-old boy was shot once in the face. He was found in the back bedroom of the home.Officers rushed him to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he...WW…