brunner lived here in her east mt.iry home police found her in the bedroom but bennet remembers a person who loved her family. >> i have never met her grandchildren but i know that she was always going to baby-sit, no matter what she was, she was on her way there and i can just imagine, that their hearts are broken. >> reporter: philadelphia homicide detectives say brunner a's killer was vicious. >> it was very brutal. we have a eight five-year old female that cannot defend herself she's beaten and stabbed multiple times and her throat was slit. >> police say her car a 2007 silver toyota corolla with the license plate pd1402x is missing. glenn birdman was brunner's neighbor. >> well very chilling, very scary. >> reporter: brunner retired but stayed very active. she was a writer editorial assistant for chestnut hill local and one article, she advised senior citizens to enjoy life eat right and join a gym. leon king lived across the street from brunner. >> i feel bad because that is my bedroom and we keep track of regina

>>> who killed regina brunner? tonight a murderer is on the loose after slashing an 85-year-old woman's throat. >> philadelphia police have no suspects, but they do have a clue. >> it's the victim's car which disappeared from her home. it's a toyota corolla similar to this one. >> our reporter live at police headquarters. you're getting word on a possible motive? >> reporter: i just spoke to investigators minutes ago. they're still looking for her car tonight, and they believe that robbery was the motive for her murder. regina brunner lived at her home in east mount ayry for as long as neighbors can remember. investigators say her killer bludgeoned her in her bed, catching her off guard and slashed her throat. >> there's no reason and it's just terrible. a defenseless 85-year-old woman. >> reporter: brunner's family grew suspicious when she didn't show up to work monday at the local newspaper where neighbors say they proofread obituaries a couple times a week. her 84-year-old roommate who was in the hospital receiv

she has been identified by investigators as 58 year-old regina brunner and they are trying to figure out who would brutally murder that elderly woman inside of her own home. her name is regina brunner, 85 years old, according to police, men to her neighbors here in east mt. airy as sweet, kind. >> she did everything that you would want an eight five-year old to do to have a full vibrant life. she went to the gym. he did her crossword puzzles. >> reporter: her body was discovered around 11:00 a.m. inside the bedroom of her rumfort street home. >> you have an eight five-year old female who cannot defend herself. she's beaten. stab multiple times. ultimately her throat was split. >> reporter: brunner had been living with the man neighbors describe as a friend but so far he is not a suspect having been in the hospital for at least a week. investigation will then broaden, as detectives went door to door on the block talking to neighbors. >> detectives canvassing the area we will knock on doors and to see if there is surveillance video room. note we don't know what we have. >> reporter: br

identified the victim in this case as eight five-year old regina brunner described by those who knew her on the block as a wonderful woman quick with the smile and a kind word. >> she was just the nicest person there is, yeah. it is surreal. can't believe it. >> reporter: it was around 11:00 a.m. her body was discovered inside her rumfort street home inside her bedroom there were no signs of forced entry. >> it was very brutal. you have a eight five-year old female who can't defend herself she's beaten, stabbed multiple time and ultimately her throat was split. >> reporter: brunner was living with somebody for several years but inveighs girthors say that person is not a suspect as of now. he hads been in the hospital for several weeks. now the investigation will broad tone find out what happened. >> i have detectives canvassing the area we will not knock on doors and look to see if there is any solve lanes video but we don't know what we have yet. >> reporter: as a search continues, people in this east mt. airy neighborhood are on edge leon king, is a former city prison commissioner

the home was not ransacked but brunner's car was gone. detectives are looking for the vehicle, a toyota corolla. >> it's very upsetting to see even in the safest neighborhoods that somebody like this can happen. >> it's terrible a defenseless 58 85-year-old woman. >> this morning, brunner's son is helping police with the investigation. >>> the pennsylvania state trooper who was shot and killed during an ambush outside his barracks last year will be honored with an exit on interstate 84. the blooming grove exit in pike county will be renamed after corporal bryon dickson. governor tom wolf is expected to sign a bill that would make the renaming official. according to prosecutors, shooting suspect eric frein killed corporal dickson before leading police on a 48-day manhunt. frein has pleaded not guilty. >>> today, philadelphia mayor michael nutter will introduce the commission ersers. advocates want funds for pre-k extended to everyone. >>> the deadline for pennsylvania's $30 billion budget proposal is due at midnight with less than 24 hours

regina brunner was found in her bedroom on rumford road in east mount airy yesterday.ice say someone beat her stabbed her multiple times and slit her throat. there was no sign of forced entry. authorities are also searching for brunner's silver 2007 toyota corolla which was missing from her garage. >> it is 6:04 and triple digit temperatures are making a fire fight really hard in washington state. right now it's only 10 percent contained. dozens of homes and businesses are destroyed and evacuation orders are in place. let's go over to erin o'hearn. she's got the latest from our satellite center. good morning erin. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this does appear to be the wild west right now t as you mentioned scorching temperatures high winds are making this an extremely difficult fight. now, this all started back on sunday when residents of several hundred homes fled when a blaze erupted outside wenatchee and quickly spread out of control. the flames destroyed 24 structures including houses. embers from the fire reached businesses sparking industrial fires sending th

brunner had been living with the man neighbors described as a friend. he is not a suspect . he has been hospitalized for the past week. >>> one of the suspects in the west philadelphia block party shooting that sent ten people to the hospital has turn himself in. dominic lemar surrendered today. he is accused in a june 20th shooting in the 4100 block of ogden street in the mantua section. police say all of the victims in that case were hit with bird shots that had been fired from the shotgun. kylie harley is second suspect still at large tonight. >>> first wrongful death lawsuit was filed stemming from the crash of amtrak train 188, in port richmond. the family of the maryland businessman bob gildersleeve is suing amtrak, claiming negligence and outrageous conduct. gildersleeve is on his way to new york on the night of may 12th when that train derailed, rounding a corner at more than a hundred miles an hour. tonight, the families attorney spoke with "eyewitness news" about the pain that gildersleeve's loss has caused. >> this has been a horrible, continuing to unfold nightma

regina brunner was found in her bedroom on rumford road in east mount airy yesterday.say someone beat her stabbed her multiple times and slit her throat. there was no sign of forced entry. authorities are also searching for brunner's silver 2007 toyota corolla which was missing from her garage. >> triple digit temperatures are making a fire fight really hard in washington state. right now that fire is only 10 percent contained. dozens of homes and businesses have been destroyed and evacuation orders are in place. let's go over to erin o'hearn. she's covering the latest. she is live in our sat sat center. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this does appear to be the wild west. scorching temperatures, dry conditions and high winds are making this a very difficult fight. now, this all started back on sunday when residents of several hundred homes fled when a blaze erupted outseed wenatchee. embers from the fire reached businesses sparking industrial fires sending thick black toxic smoke into the downtown area. fortunately there were no reports of serious injuries as the fire

but brunner's car was gone. detectives are looking for the vehicle which is a toyota corolla. >> it's very upsetting to see even in the safest neighborhoods something like this can happen. >> it's just terrible. a defenseless 85-year-old woman. >> neighbors are reacting to the crime, investigators believe that robbery was the motive in this case. this morning, brunner's son is helping police and cooperating with them in the investigation. >>> this morning, police are trying to figure out if there's a link between a series of sex assaults in camden. here's a sketch of the subject in the latest case. police say he attacked a woman behhíd the off broadway lounge last week. according to officers several other asaws had been reported in the area. >>> a delaware county man has been cleared of the most serious charge against him. after being accused of causing a crash that killed a teenager. a jury acquitted jonathan vanderhorst of homicide by vehicle. they did find him guilty of dui. the crash happened last year in cl

officers on patrol discovered 85-year-old regina brunner's stolen toyota corolla this morning they will search it for evidence, dna and blood as they try to identify the elderly woman's killer. >> we have an 85-year-old woman beaten and stabbed several times, very tragic. >> brunner last spoke with her son saturday night police believe it happeneded sometime early saturday morning, neighbors called concerned they seen her and her car was missing eugene albert came by the house because they were both active in community organizations. >> to think that would come to do that to a woman who was not sexish in her living and tried to help everybody, for something like this to happen to her. >> the crime scene unit wam and chopped down you grass and shrubs looking for more clues, the house did not appear to be ransacked and no sign of forced endry. >> it appears that the motive was robbery several things are missing from the residence. >> the victim had an 87-year-old friend living with her but he was recently moved to a rehab facility and was not home at the time. >> there is a $20,000 reward

missing from the residence we won't say what they are but we are cat groizing it as a robbery. >> brunnerriend living with her but he was recently placed in an assisted living facility. there is a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, live at police headquarters sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> philadelphia police are also searching for two suspects after a double shooting left a pregnant woman in critical condition and claimed the life of her unborn baby, it happened on the 7300 block of west oak lane, police say that a pregnant woman was shot while sitting inside of a car the woman was hit in the back and the man hit several times in the legs. both were rushed to einstein medical center where the woman's unborn baby died. two men were seen fleeing the scene. >>> from our delaware newsroom, a delaware man faces charges after police say he grabbed a little girl and repeatedly dunked her in a swimming pool. they say that kevin minor was intoxicated at the time and he dunked her at the oceanic motel he did not know the girl or her mother, he is faci

it belongs to eight five-year old regina brunner she was found dead yesterday in her home on rumfort road. her throat had been slashed. so far no arrests have been made. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in west oak lane that left a man and pregnant woman critically wounded and her unborn baby dead. shots were fired around 10:15 last night in the 7300 block of theron avenue. neighbors say the gun fire a -- followed a loud argument. the three two-year old female victim was shot in the back and taken to albert einstein medical center. >> doctors discovered that she was approximately four months pregnant. she was suffering from a gunshot wound to her lower back. at 11:15 p.m. her unborn fetus was pronounced dead. >> um. there is no word tonight on the identity of the victims police are now reviewing surveillance video in the area. >>> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a hrouda wakening for south philadelphia residents and 16 vehicles are vandalized on one city block. >>> check this out, it looks like a movie stunt but it is not, why the driver told police he

over the 3100 block of stillman street in north philadelphia where investigators have found regina brunner'sar she was found dead in her home in east mt. airy her throat was slashed and there is no sign of forced entry and her car a 2005 toyota corolla was missing no word on how the car was discovered. we'll continue to bring you updates throughout the afternoon. >> a driver had to be rescued from an overturned dump truck this morning from the pennsylvania turnpike the truck collided with a pickup truck to northbound 476, in plymouth township. it took two hours to get him out of the cab and he was air lifted to the hospital all lanes have since reopened. philadelphia police are looking for two suspects in the shooting of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend they both survived but her unborn child did not. katherine scott spoke to investigators at the crime scene. >> >> reporter: the woman was 4 months pregnant and was rushed into surgery but lost the baby, she was one of two people shot here. >> when neighbors in west oak lane first heard the gunshots some thought it was fireworks it wasn't un

3100 block of north stillman street in north philadelphia it belongs to eight five-year old regina brunner who was found dead yesterday on her home on rumfort road. her throat had been slashed. so far no arrests have been made. >>> police are investigating a double shooting in west oak lane that left a man and pregnant woman critically wounded and unborn baby dead. shots were fired last night in the 7300 block of theron avenue the three two-year old female victim was shot in the back, there is no word tonight on identity of the victims police are now reviewing surveillance video in that area. >>> philadelphia police say they have now caught the person responsible for vandal icing more than a dozen cars in south philadelphia overnight. sixteen car owners woke up this morning to find damage ranging from scratches to broken windshield wipers. vandalism spree targeted cars along 2,000 block of south broad street. police are asking people who were affect to give them a call. >>> and two drivers are recovering after an early morning crash on the pennsylvania turnpike, in montgomery county. chopp

police found regina brunner in her rumfort road home, she was beaten stabbed and her throat was slash. there were no signs of forced injury. but missing from the driveway, woman's 2007 silver toyota corolla. >> regene ace the sweetest, most gentle old lady you ever want to know, i don't get it. take her crappy car that is damage. >> it is pretty frightening actually. very frightening. >> so at this point, a lot of this does not add up. police are trying to figure out why she was kill. they are looking for surveillance video hoping for the clue that would catch that killer. >>> 2016 presidential race adds another candidate. >> new jersey governor chris christie joins the 15 other republicans and 16 democrats running for president christie's campaign released a video to promote his candidacy. it focuses on his commitment to family and public service. christie announced it this morning at livingston high school where he graduated and where he first served as president, and in his class. >>> we now know escape killer david sweat had help from inside but now he is turning on them we will t

police found regina brunner in her rumfort road home, she was beat stab and throat was slash. there were no signs of forced entry. missing from the driveway was would the man's 2007 silver toyota corolla. >> regina was the sweetest old late i you ever would want to know. why would you do that. i don't get it. take her crap i car that was damage. >> it was pretty frightening very frightening. >> police are still trying to figure out why she was kill. they are looking for surveillance video from nearby homes hoping for clue that will help them catch the killer. >>> an off-duty officer was taken to the hospital overnight after being trapped inside his car. according to police the cop was riding on the 9500 block of germantown avenue when he crashed into a tree. this happened just before 1:00 a.m. that officer was taken to the emergency room to be treated for his injuries this morning, this morning there is no word on his condition. >>> new jersey's governor makes his play for a promotion today, governor chris christie plans to announce he is running for president. fox 29's steve

police found regina brunner in her rumfort road home. he was beaten stabbed and her throat was slash there were no signs of forced entry. missing from the driveway the woman's 2007 silver toyota corolla. >> regene ace sweetest, gentle old later, that you would want to know. why would you slit her throat and take her car that is damage. >> it is pretty frightening, actually, very frightening. >> police are still trying to figure out why was she killed? they are looking for surveillance video from nearby houses hoping for the clue that will help them catch the killer. >>> 7:12. police are looking for driver who hit a man on the by sick until north philadelphia and just kept on going. surveillance video from the corner storm shows cyclist and driver coming toward the center of the 18th and sus question hand, right before that collision. the man was thrown into the air before landing on the ground, and then sliding several feet on his head. one witness drove after the suspect to get the license plate number. others jumped in to help that vic