head. >> reporter: kornegay say writer who recently published a book of poems. >> it's a poem for brandon wingo. >> reporter: she wrote one for brandon. >> take care of those i left behind because they never had a chance to say good-bye. >> reporter: and his family. >> because right now, i too, got my wings so i'll see you when you get here. take care for now. i'm resting easy. rest in peace, brandon. >> reporter: she also wrote a poem for another teenager from the same school amy joyner francis who died after being beaten in a bathroom. this one, though, hits close to home. in will mingtop, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> now to central p.a. where a bucks county girl is dead after falling off the roof of a house. the incident happened friday night at 6:00 in state college, pennsylvania. >> officials say 21-year-old shannon mathers died after grabbing a high-voltage wire before she fell. autopsy results say she died from electrocution and her death is being called an accident. >>> in camden county, dozens spent a rainy sunday paying respects for the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifi

they are looking for, they just haven't found him but whoever did this didn't want to just shoot brandon wingo, he wanted him dead. >> it is bad, man. it is terrible. >> reporter: bradley wingo shopping and dismay speaking about gang land style shooting of his son 15 year-old brandon wingo. he was shot three times in the face walking home from howard high school of technology. it was just after 3:00 yesterday just a a few blocks from the school. freshman was a member of the varsity basketball squad. while social medias was a buzz, he says his son never spoke to him about any threats on his life. >> i always asked him, you know, i told him about, you know, hanging out with the wrong kid, and most of the kid were just basketball players that he played with. >> reporter: howard high was scene of the another infamous tragedy last month, amy joyner francis a 16 year-old student died have after a fight in the bathroom. of her classmates face charges in that case. wingo had attended the nativity prep a tuition free private school for low income boys where the principal spoke glowingly about him. >> b

>> reporter: jim, this young victim has been identified as 15 year-old brandon wingo, shot at broad daylight in his wilmington neighborhood yesterday. according to police and school officials he was a student at howard high school and was shot in the head, on the 900 block of clifford brown walk, around 3:15 yesterday, and he was transferred to christiana hospital where he later died. police are still investigating who pulled that trigger at this hour. now this comes almost exactly one month after at a all the that led to the death of 16 year-old amy joyner francis, she died following a vicious beating inside of a high school bathroom, and this same high school attended by brandon wingo. school officials say counselors will be on campus today to talk to student about another situation, that is impossible, for a young mind to comprehend right now, two deaths in such a short amount of time. now, there is a $10,000 reward, for any information, that was leading to an arrest, in any within involve in the murder of the young brandon wingo. live from wilmington, i'm will alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "

15-year-old brandon wingo. he was shot in the head and at this hour law men are mounting a major search for the person who pulled the trigger. "action news" reporter vernon odom is live in wilmington tonight. vernon, what do police know about the shooting? do they have any leads? >> reporter: they do have a number of leads, jim. there were a lot of witnesses out there yesterday afternoon and it was broad daylight. in fact, police do have the name of a person of interest they're calling that man but they are tight lipped beyond that as a father grieves here. >> it's bad, man. city's terrible. >> reporter: bradley wingo reflects on the gang land style murder his 15-year-old son brandon. young wingo was shot point blank in the head his father tells me as he walk home from the howard high school of technology just after 3:00 yesterday. the freshman was a member of the varsity basketball squad. >> basketball, basketball was his life. >> reporter: wingo tells me his son never spoke to him about any threats on his lif

city's terrible. >> reporter: bradley wingo reflects on the gang land style murder his 15-year-old son brandonwas shot point blank in the head his father tells me as he walk home from the howard high school of technology just after 3:00 yesterday. the freshman was a member of the varsity basketball squad. >> basketball, basketball was his life. >> reporter: wingo tells me his son never spoke to him about any threats on his l

they are looking for, they just haven't found him, whoever did this, didn't just want to shoot brandon wingo, he wanted him dead. bradley wingo speak being the gangland shooting of his son who was shot coming home from school. the freshman was a member of the varsity basketball squad. he saided son never spoke to him about any threats on his life. >>> i always asked him, you know, told him hanging out with the wrong kids, everything, most of the kids are just basketball players that he played with. >> reporter: howard high was the scene of another infamous tragedy last month. a 16-year-old student died after a fight in the bathroom. >>> ringo recently attended prep school. >>> he was a hard worker. a really good athlete. really competitive, a quietly selfless person. in particular he said he will never forget his selfless act during a summer program. >>> he noticed a kid dibility have enough clothes and started giving them his and washing them. he didn't tell anybody about it. if he saw the right thing to do he would just do it. >> reporter: some former class mates were getting grief counsel

brandon wingo was shot and killed yesterday afternoon. the 15-year-old was found shot in the head of clifford brown walk, the death comes just weeks after sophomore amy joyner francis died after being beat up in the girl's bathroom. three girls have been charged . >>> there was a fight and police believe it was over a girl. it happened at vineland high school. two students got into a fight as they got off the bus, victim was hit several times and was flown to cooper hospital. the other student is suspended facing a disciplinary hearing. >>> egyptian armed forces and officials with egypt air confirm that wreckage from egypt air flight 804 was found. special prayers were said in key yo for members on board and 66 people in all were on the plane that crash nood the mediterranean sea. there are no signs of survivors. the jet liner made two stops in terror hot spots and there is concern of an inside job. >> they are increasingly concerned about individuals that are radicalized to the point of violence that are working in the airports themselve

nativity prep in wilmington held a prayer service to remember brandon wingo.ust 15 years old he was shot and killed on thursday afternoon after he was walking moment from school. he was a ninth grader at howard high school of technology and just graduated from nativity last year. >> this is, i guess, a safe place to feel all of the things and be with each other. especially in the face of a city that isn't safe or doesn't feel safety moment. >> no arrests in in case. sources tell "action news" they do know the name of the alleged gunman. shooting weeks after another howard student, 16-year-old amy joyner-francis died after a fight inside one of the school's bathrooms. >>> a suspected drunk driver behind bars accused of hitting and killing a senior at burlington senior high school. 42-year-old ricardo patterson accused of driving drunk when he hit antwan timbers. walking off the roadway with a friend when hit near midnight in burlington city. patterson now charged with dui and reckless driving. grief counselors will be at the school tomorrow. police are asking a

the middle school brandon wingo graduated from last year. it was last week brandon was shot as he walked down the street. his principal said they're still trying to make sense of what happened. >> this is, i guess, a safe place to feel all of the things and be with each other, especially in the face of a city that isn't safe or doesn't feel safe at the moment. >> a memorial has also been set up on the street where brandon died. >>> 4:34. honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. this is a solemn camden county tradition. ahead, hear from one of the dozens of people whose mission it is to direct respect to fallen heroes this memorial day. >>> also, wentz out west. see why he took to the field far away from south philadelphia. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington with a quick check on traffic. right now we're watching the blue right along the germantown pike on ramp. no problems it in either direction there. also watching an accident in norristown, montgomery county. arch street & east chestnut street. now for a mo

yesterday afternoon 15-year-old freshman brandon wingo was shot and killed just blocked from the wilmington school. >> i was at my baseball game and when the game was over our coaches talked to us about what happened. >> it happened on the 900 block of clifford brown walk just before 3:20 yesterday afternoon. brandon was hit in the head and died at christiana hospital. neighbors said it seemed like the typical afternoon and then suddenly heard the gun fire. >> was getting my keys out and i heard the three shots, pow pow pow. >> i looked outside and saw the individual on the ground and heard everybody screaming. >> this comes one month after the death of sophomore amy joyner francis, the 16-year-old died after being beat up in a school bathroom. three girls are charged in her death. and in brandon's case there say $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. he played on the asket ball team. >>> dozens of verizon protesters are gathering at this hour on city avenue in winfield heights. the workers have been on strike for more than a month, they are fighting for higher pay and job sec

howard high school freshman brandon wingo was shot in the face and killed a few blocks from school after dismissal thursday. the shooter ran away. neighbors tell us gang activity is on the rise in the area and gang members keep getting younger. but police have not confirmed a gang connection here. yesterday's shooting comes after 16-year-old amy joyner-frances died after a fight inside howard high in april. three girls are charged in the case, one with negligent homicide. >>> new at 11:00 the debate over gentrification can get heated in philadelphia's neighborhoods but new research suggests tonight it's not as widespread as you may think. >> nbc 10's drew smith explores the new study on changing neighborhoods and the alarming statistic of what really is going on in many parts of the city. >> gentrification to any really means a change. >> reporter: a new 50-page report from the pew charitable trust uses changing income levels over a decade and a half to measure which places have really gentrified in philadelphia. and it turns out only 4% of the city qualifies. >> the yuppies have invaded

of love, and a gofundme account to help with the funerals expenses for their fallen classmate brandon wingo has been put together. we'll put that on our fox 29 facebook page. as for the active visits they feel their justice was denied and they'll continue to pursue it as long as it takes. dawn, back to you. >> all right, thank you, bill. >>> a fire at an oil refinery brings hazmat and fire crews to south philadelphia. skyfox over the seen at philadelphia's energy solutions on penrose avenue just afternoon today. fortunately no one was hurt. the office of emergency management says there was no impact to the community. >>> a fire in riverside, new jersey, damaging a local cafe. this happened about 8:00 o'clock on west scott street. one alarm fire which started in the kitchen at lilly's spread to apartments above the eatery. those living upstairs did have to be evacuated but fortunately no injuries were reported. >>> philadelphia police say they've arrested a woman accused of running over a lady crossing the street in center city. maryann more rin today face as itemed murder charges. investiga

nativity prep in wilmington held a prayer service to remember brandon wingo. who was just 15 was shot and killed on thursday afternoon as he was walking home from school. he was a ninth grader at howard high school of technology and a graduate -- graduated from nativity just last year. >> this is i guess a safe place to feel all of the things and be with each other. especially in the face of a city that isn't safe or doesn't feel safe at the moment. >> there have been no arrests in this case but sources tell "action news" they do know the name of the alleged gunman. the shooting came weeks after another howard student 16-year-old amy joyner-francis died after a fight in one of the school's bathrooms. >> a coroner found a penn state student who fell off a roof of home died of electrocution. shannon mathers grind a high voltage wire in state college on friday. she then fell to the sidewalk. the death is being called accidental. >>> a 17-year-old burlington city high school student was hit and child by an alleged drunk driver while walking with a friend late last

howard high school of technology in wilmington are mourning the death of a classmate, 15 year-old brandon wingo was shot and kill on the 900 block of clifford brown walk yesterday afternoon. that is just a few blocks from howard high, and the community is still reeling from the loss of sophomore amy joyner francis. she was beaten to death, in the high school bathroom last month. >>> feel it to be a safe environment for your children, you know, unfortunately within the last month, you know, it is an occurrence that made it feel like, that is the last bit. >> reporter: authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information, that leads to wingo's killer. >> chester county police need your help tracking down tyr el winchester who tried to run over a willis town township police officer yesterday. he a allegedly stole this car and then tried to ram the officer. and, before crashing the vehicle in the ditch their west chester pike and dell chester road. he took off running after that crash, the officer was not her. >>> west goshen police after rested this man accused of abusing a disable man he was

the middle school brandon wingo graduated from. he was shot as he walked down the street. the principal says they're still trying to make sense of what happened. >> this is, i guess, a safe place to feel all of the things and be with each other, especially in the face of a city that isn't safe or doesn't feel safe at the moment. >> a memorial has also been set up on the street where brandon died. >>> dozens in camden county spent a rainy sunday paying respect to the men and women who paid the ultimate price for our country. neighbors joined volunteers from the american legion to place flags on the graves of veterans in cherry hill. in all, volunteers placed more than 1,600 flags yesterday. the tribute is a longstanding annual tradition at the cemetery in the week leading up to memorial day. >> these graves, some of them that i've seen today, nobody has been there in years. so they're due their respect. they fought for their country. they died for their country. >> the flags will remain on the graves at least through memorial day. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhoo

police say 15-year-old brandon wingo was shot yesterday just blocks array what howard technical highchool. they're looking for the shooter now. there's $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. the shooting comes less than a month after 16-year-old amy joyner francis died. investigators say she was beaten inside the school and later died at the hospital. >>> police in lower merion are looking for a man who broke into a family's home while they were away for just a short amount of time an camera in bedroom caught it all. police say the man shown here on home surveillance broke into a house along spraying road early thursday morning. he got away with jewelry and electronics. if you recognize this man right here in the video, give police a call. >>> well, a year and a half after a fast-moving fire destroyed the columbus farmers market in burlington county, some good news to report. it's been rebuilt and it's getting ready to reopen. >> our brad sattin got a sneak peek before the doors opened to the public tomorrow. >> reporter: 18 months later and it's a new

high school technology in wilmington are mourning the death of another classmate. 15 rerolled brandon wingohot and killed on the 900 block of clifford brown walk yesterday afternoon. that's just a few blocks away from howard high. the community is still reeling from the loss of sophomore amy joyner francis she died aft a fight in the high school's bathroom last month. >> want to be have a safe environment for your children. unfortunately within this last month, you know, these two occurrences have made it feel like, you know, that's the last place they would want to be. >> authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to wingo's killer. >>> new tonight recognizing police officers in the positive impact they have on the community. "eyewitness news" at enon tabernacle baptist church for law enforcement enforcement award ceremony. among those being honored today philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett who was joined by his fiance' this evening. he was shot by a gunman in his squad car in january then chased the suspect and returned fire. that suspect who was captured

high school technology in wilmington are mourning the death of another classmate. 15 rerolled brandon wingo shot and killed on the 900 block of clifford brown walk yesterday afternoon. that's just a few blocks away from howard high. the community is still reeling from the loss of sophomore amy joyner francis she died aft a fight in the high school's bathroom last month. >> want to be have a safe environment for your children. unfortunately within this last month, you know, these two occurrences have made it feel like, you know, that's the last place they would want to be. >> authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to wingo's killer. >>> new tonight recognizing police officers in the positive impact they have on the community. "eyewitness news" at enon tabernacle baptist church for law enforcement enforcement award ceremony. among those being honored today philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett who was joined by his fiance' this evening. he was shot by a gunman in his squad car in january then chased the suspect and returned fire. that suspect who was capture

nativity prep school is providing a space to mourn brandon wingo and pray. dann cuellar has more on the search to find out who killed him. >> reporter: police know who they are looking for, but they haven't found him. it's not that he wanted to shoot him, he wanted him dead. bradley wingo in shock and display speaking about the gangland shooting of his son who was walking home from howard high school school of technology, a member of the varsity high school squad. he saided son never spoke -- he said his son never spoke to him about any threats on his life. >>> i i told him about hanging out with the wrong kids boom boom boom and everything. most of the kids were basketball players. >> reporter: amy joyner-francis died in after a fight in the, te face charges in that case. brandon attended nativity prep where the principal spoke glowingly about him. >>> he was a phenomenal young man, hard worker, a competitive athlete and quietly selfless person. >> reporter: in particular he said he will never forget his selfless act during a summer program. >>> he noticed

. >>> a prayer service will be held at nativity prep in wilmington to remember brandon wingo gunned down while walking home from howard high school of technology on thursday. no arrests have been made. police say they know who they are looking for. >>> a manhunt is underway for the gunman who shot and killed a police officer overnight in massachusetts. it happened during a traffic stop around 12:30 a.m. about 50 miles west of boston. the officer was shot in the chest and pronounced at the hospital. >>> there are new questions about what really happened to egypt air flight 804. leaked data has investigators probing if mechanical failure, not terrorism brought the plane down. the transmission system sent out seven warnings one had to do with smoke in the lavatory and one indicated smoke below the cockpit where equipment operates the aircraft and one warned of trouble with the flight control system. experts raise the question that mechanical failure was possible. >>> could a fire overtake the crew in a matter of moments? >>> the smoke could, the smoke brings airplanes down when there's a fi

they are looking for, they just haven't found him whoever this did, didn't just want to shoot brandon wingo, he wanted him dead. bradley wingo in shock and display saying his son was shot three times in the face while walking home from howard high school of technology a few blocks from the school. the freshman was a member of the variesty basketball squad. while social media was abuzz, he said his son never spoke to him about any threats on his life. >>> i told him about hanging out with the wrong kids, most of the kids were basketball players he played with. >> reporter: howard high was the scene of another infamous tragedy last month. amy joyner-francis died after a fight in the, three classmates face charges in the case. wingo attended nativity prep a school for low income boys where the principal spoke glowingly about him. he was a nice young man, a good athlete and quietly selfless person. >> reporter: he said he will never forget his selflessness during a summer program. >>> he noticed a kid didn't have enough clothes he started giving him his clothes and washle them. >> reporter: som

at nativity prep in wilmington to remember brandon wingo. who was shot and killed heading home from howard high school, no arrests have been made, but police know who they are looking for. >>> there are new clues about what brought down egypt air flight 804. there was smoke in the cabin before the plane went down. that could shift the investigation. >> reporter: we are now hearing the final transmission from the pilots of egypt air flight 804. >>> thank you so much good night. >> reporter: moments later warnings from the data transmission system seven in all one noting lavatory smoke another alerting -- avionic smoke. experts says it raises the possibility that the cause could be mechanical failure rather than a bomb. >>> could a fire actually overtake the crew in a matter of moments? >>> the smoke could, the smoke is what brings airplanes down. >> reporter: french investigators say they are not jumping to conclusions. now waiting for the black boxes to be found. ships able to scan the floor of the mediterranean sea are sailing into place to

at nativity prep in wilmington to remember brandon wingo who was shot and killed walking home from howard high school of technology. no arrests have been made, but police know who they are looking for. >>> there are clues about what brought egypt air flight 084. officials are focusing on signs that there was smoke in the cabin before the jet went down and that could shift the investigation. marcy gonzalez has the latest from paris. >> reporter: we're hearing the final transmission from the pilots of egypt 804. moments later warnings from the data transmission system seven in all, one noting lavatory smoke and one alerting avionic smoke. one last message warning of trouble in the flight control systems before the plane vanishes from radar. experts say it raises the possibility that the cause could be mechanical failure rather than a bomb. >>> could a fire actually overtake the crew in a matter of moments? >>> the smoke could, the smoke is what brings airplanes down when there's a fire in the cockpit. >> reporter: french investigators say they are not jumping to conclusions. now waiting for

howard high school of technology freshman brandon wingo was shot in the face and killed this weekend. it happened a few blocks from school after dismissal on thursday. the gunman ran away. police have not confirmed a gang connection in this deadly shooting. >> everyone is just praying for, you know, peace in wilmington. unfortunately it is impossible to escape your environment completely, and i think that can be the case here. >> neighbors tell us gang activity is on the rise in the area and gang members keep getting younger and younger. now, that deadly shooting follows the death of 16-year-old amy joyner-francis. she died after a fight inside a bathroom at howard high just last month. three girls have been charged in the case, one of them with negligent homicide. >>> this morning a philadelphia man is wanted on attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to run over a police officer in chester county while driving a stolen vehicle. tyrell winchester, seen right here, is considered dangerous. authorities say he intentionally rammed an officer's cruiser with his stolen car during a

yesterday they held a prayer vigil at the middle school brandon wingo graduated from last year. st week brandon was shot as he walked down the street. he was 15. the principal said they're still trying to make sense of what happened. >> this is, i guess, a safe place to feel all of the things and be with each other. especially in the face of a city that isn't safe or doesn't feel safe at the moment. >> a memorial has also been set up on the street where brandon died. >>> delaware governor jack markell has declared this zika awareness day. delaware's department of public health will be distributing zika prevention kits for pregnant women at women, infant and children clinics. this comes on the heels of a report that 279 pregnant women in the u.s. and its territories tested positive for zika. meantime, democratic lawmakers are calling on the republican counterparts to fund the fight against zika. >> the house of representatives ought to get with it and vote the money that's needed so we can stop zika from becoming a scourge this summer here in new york and in the rest of the countr

. >> reporter: freshman playing varsity basketball 15 year-old brandon wingo's hoop dreams were taken from him in broad daylight. >> just two or three blocks from school, and, you know, this occurred, you know, there is no rhyme or reason. >> reporter: it was around 3:15 p.m. on the 900 block of clifford brown walk where wilmington police say that the teen was shot in the head. >> it is a tremendous loss, this guy had so much, so much to live for and so much promise. >> reporter: wingo was transported to christiana hospital where he died never making it back to this home where family members now mourn together but the grief a has piled up back at howard high school as this marks the second violent death of the student in less than one month. in april, 16 year-old amy joyner francis was beaten to death in the howard high school bathroom. three female classmates have been charged. >> you know, you want to be feeling in an absolute safe environment for your children, you know, unfortunately, within the last month, you know, these two occurrences have have made it feel like that is the la

a prayer service will be held at nativity prep to remember brandon wingo. no arrests have been made, but police know who they are looking for. >>> police are investigating two different indecent spores on the schuylkill trail. police arrested 23-year-old man nearby. about a half-hour later, a woman running on a trail saw a different man doing something similar. >>> it concerns me, because it upsets people, as well. as my wife comes home upset because somebody flashed her, that's upsetting to me. >>> the next safety training for the newly form schuylkill river trail walk is being held on wednesday. police have posted signs on the path with information in case of emergency. >>> leaked data is raising questions that mechanical failure and not terrorism brought the plane down. one had to do with smoke in the lavatory, another indicated smoke below the cockpit where electronic equipment operates the aircraft. the final was warned of trouble with the flight control system. it raises the possibility that mechanical failure was to blame. >>> could a fire overtake t

hurt high school of technology in wilmington are america death of another classmate, 15 year-old brandon wingo shot and killed on the 900 block of clifford run walk thursday afternoon. just a few you blocks way from howard high, the community is still reeling from the looks of sophomore amy joyner francis died after a fight in the high school's bathroom last month. >> we want to be able to put your children in a safe environment. unfortunately within this last month, with these two occurrences. they have made it feel like that is the last place that they would want to be. >> authorities are now offering a $10,000 reward for any fur that leads to wingo's killer. >>> one of the teens killed hours after the bridgeton high school promise being laid to rest. fifteen year-old mikayla mostly and daysa sulton died when their car hit a tree on route 49 last week, two others were hurt. mostly's viewing is at 8:00 this morning at union baptist temple in bridgeton. the funeral is at 11:00. >>> an abandoned home over run by turkey vultures in west philadelphia is slowly coming down. "eyewitness news" the o

fifteen year-old brandon wingo was shot and killed on the 900 block of clifford brown walk thursday afternoonthat is just a few blocks from howard high. the community is still reeling from the loss of the salve more amy joyner francis died after a fight in the high school's bathroom last month. >> we feel that is a safe environment for your children. unfortunately within this last month, it is these two occurrences made it feel like that is the last place that they are safe. >> authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to wingo's killer. >>> well, one of the teens killed hours after the bridgeton high school promise being laid to rest today. fifteen year-old mikayla mostly and 17 year-old daysa sulton died on route 49 last week. two others were hurt. her viewing is at 8:00 at union baptist temple in bridgeton. the funeral is at 11:00. >>> and abandoned home over return by turkey vultures is slowly coming down. "eyewitness news" at north 50th street as workers finished part of the demolition by hand, taking down porch roof. look at this cell phone video capturing

. >> reporter: brad wingo ponders the loss of his 15-year-old son brandon. the high school freshman was gunned down yesterday just blocks from his school right after dismissal time by assailant who remains at large at this hour. his father told me his growth as a ball player got him promoted to the varsity team at mid season. his father says he has no idea why brandon was targeted for murder three shots to the head. >> it's bad. the city is terrible. there's a $10,000 reward outism there were many witnesses police say a lone gunman they say fled on foot. brandon's father says his son never told him about any fear or threats of violence. >> told him about hanging out with the wrong kids, everything. most of the kids are just basketball players that he played with over the years and became friends with, you know, but as far as violence or anything like that, from what i know nothingism young wingo attended the hour high school of technology where amy joyner-francis was killed in a fight. his son was a casual acquaintance of hers. again tonight sharrie there's