>>> good morning, four people shot including a six year-old little boy, in east germantown why some are now concerned about the violence happening in this neighborhood. >>> back in court will jerry sandusky take the stand and testify in his appeals trial is this hear what his lawyers to have say coming up next. >>> gas main erupts in chains, a bizzarre chain of. >>> eagles fans waking up happy after last night's big win, how did rookie do and new coach and quarterback. we have break down later in sports. good day it is friday, all 12th, 2016. >> it was not football weather at lincoln financial field last night. really warm. you need to stay hydrated because we are in the middle of the heat wave. let me see what you have over here. this looks absolutely disgusting. >> not sixers, but what is this lauren. >> green tea but i added coconut oil so it looks oily. >> either way, drink something today, lot of fluids. >> i don't know about that. >> that doesn't look good. >> no. >> we've got some weather coming through the area right now, radar picking up these showers and thunderstorms that mov

. >>> breaking news right now out of east germantown.e have just released these surveillance pictures of a vehicle wanted in connection with the shooting of a six-year-old boy. they are looking for a green mercury mountaineere with a roof rack and a spare tire on the back of that vehicle. growing outrage tonight that this little boy was shot just days after another a six-year-old little girl was shot in the same neighborhood a few days ago. four other people were injured last night in that latest shooting. fox 29's shawnette wilson live in hunting park where the little boy is recovering tonight. shawnette? >> reporter: well, dawn, yes, that little boy remains here at saint christopher's tonight. he was shot in the chest and leg and gunshots rang out again in another east germantown neighborhood this evening where a six-year-old girl was shot on tuesday. police in cars on bikes and in swat units swarmed the area of woodstock and madiera in east germantown before 6:00 this evening. they're looking for two gunmen who shot a 34-year-old man

>>> 5:00 o'clock on a friday, four people shot including a six year-old little boy in east germantown. why or concerned about the violence happening in this very neighborhood. >>> warning, before you head to an amusement park another kiddies injured on a ride, this time in pennsylvania. >>> the eagles show up ape put on a good effort for the first preseason game. lauren johnson actually went there and sweat with tens of thousands and then watched carson wentz. >>> good day everybody it is friday august 12th, 2016. then i got a chance to go home and stay up an extra 20 extra minutes to see michael phelps and ryan lochte. >> he is there on the side of the pool, the podium, platform and he does this. i can't believe what he does with his arms to warm up. >> don't mess up that suit. >> my goodness he is in shape. >> thirty-one years old. >> great body. >> yes. >> tons of money, all kind of gold, 22 now. >> we found out yesterday he has to pay $500 for every gold medal. >> that is chump change for him. >> i'm trying to be cool. >> speaking of cool, try to stay cool with record heat dave wa

. >>> a six year-old girl is caught in the credits fire of the shoot-out in east germantown. >> search is on for shooters. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at st. christopher's hospital where little will girl is recovering this morning, justin? >> reporter: brooke and joe, good morning. recovering indeed. no suspects caught just yet but man in the white t-shirt was seen running from the crime scene in east germantown. meantime that girl was taken to einstein for emergency surgery before coming here to st. christopher's. she has a wound to her left armpit near her vital organs and police say her injuries could have been much worse. just playing by her front steps child found herself in the credits hairs of danger tuesday evening. >> upon police arrival we found a six year-old female laying on the sidewalk, she was unresponsive suffering from a gunshot wound to her left armpit. >> reporter: around 7:00 a wave of calls came into 911, reporting a shooting in east germantown, the scene of the 6300 block of north wood stock street where a philadelphia police count sod 21 shots

. >>> meanwhile, east germantown residents came together tonight for recall toll spread a message ofope and peace after violence rocked their neighborhood. two days ago, a stray bullet hit a little girl as she played on the street. fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at police headquarters. shawnette, you were at that rally tonight. >> reporter: lucy, residents tell me that before the shooting happened the street would have been full of children outside playing. but this evening it was just the opposite. >> philadelphia cease fire set up on the 6300 block of wood stuck street in east germantown this evening where a six-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout here tuesday night but the group was met by residents and children afraid to come off of their porches because of what happened. but after hearing the message from neighborhood active visits an local minister who brought free water ice and pretzels to the children residents slowly came out. >> i'm nervous. kind of afraid to let them be out here on the block, you know, with stuff happening it really has nothing to

this girl was shot right outside her front door in east germantown. that bullet going toward her left armpit dangerously close to her heart and lungs. she's recovering at st. christopher's as police set their sites on finding the shooters. tuesday evening the start of the summer scare, for many concerned callers who dialed 911. all shaken by sound of some 21 gunshots piercing the eras the sunset and little girl played by the front steps of her east germantown home. >> upon police arrival they found a six year-old female, laying on the sidewalk, she was unresponsive, suffering from a gunshot wound, to her left armpit. >> reporter: thirty-fifth district officers got the her to einstein hospital where she was stabilized after emergency surgery, before her transfer to st. christopher's children's hospital her caretaker by her side. >> we are going to find out who fired these shots. >> reporter: back on the 6300 block of north wood stock street the northwest detectives division launched an investigation seeking witnesses, suspects and evident. >> this is v

. >> developing news out of east germantown four people have been shot. >> including, again here we go, a six year-old this time a little boy, steve, again at the round house. >> for second time this week. >> our viewers are so used to it and may be sick of hearing us talk about these violent crimes present this city but this one will get them to take net is and stop brushing their teeth and tying their shoes right now because here we go, within 45 hours, two, six years old, just innocently out on summer night are shot in the chest this one is worse than tuesday. really head shaking here at police headquarters enduring the most violent days of the philly mob, families and kids were always off limits but not in today's ultraviolent fire fights on residential streets in philadelphia. so for the second time this week six year-old girl hot in the chest on tuesday, six year-old boy shot in the chest last night. the scene here on clarkson avenue resembles a practice military boot camp middle east setups because all on the ground military weapon, bullet casings, we're talking ak-47 assault ri

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lower merion also moving toward east falls. germantownell holds together rainfall rates up to 2.5-inches per hour. also in sections of bucks county, just to the east of doylestown, moving toward buckingham approaching new hope we're looking at some very heavy torrential downpours. we have the heat. we have the humidity. a big bermuda high is just set up shop out to sea. so we're getting that heat pump affect winds out of the south and west pumping up all of that tropical moisture. it's kind of air you can wear. 96 degrees right now. the high officially 97. right now it feels like 107 degrees when you step outdoors. look at the current air temperatures. rain cooled 78 in lancaster. we have 94 dover. 95 in wildwood. but you factor in that humidity, this is how it actually feels right now. 107 in philadelphia. 107 currently the feel like temperature in millville. it feels like 118 in dover. and look at the dew points. any time it's above 60 it starts to feel sticky. we had dew points in the 80s in dover. 74 the current dew point in philadelp

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at the scene in east germantown. shawnette?> reporter: lucy, this six-year-old little girl was rushed to einstein hospital where she had surgery. i'm told she's since been transferred to saint christopher's hospital for children. she's been stabilized there. in the meantime, this is about the fifth incident since july a shooting involving a child. at least the second where a child was hit with straw bullet and in this case tonight the careless reckless person responsible is still out there. evidence markers show she will casings from 21 shots fired near the 6300 block of north woodstock street in east germantown. a six-year-old girl playing on the porch of the home where she lives was hit by stray bullet. police got the call just before 7:00 p.m. about shots fired and a person down. they arrived to find six-year-old shot in the left armpit. they rushed her to einstein where she had surgery. police say the shell casings were from two different guns although so far they only have reports of one person scene running away from the

. >>> tonight a 6-year-old girl who was shot in east germantown is improving. police say a bullet intended for someone else hit the girl in the shoulder as she sat anne the 6300 block of north woodstock last night. she's now in guarded condition at saints christopher's hospital. some worried neighbors tell eyewitness news they're keeping their children inside the house. >> shocked. my younger daughter would have to be ducking bullets on a block that she place on every single day. >> authorities say more than 20 shots were fired from two weapons. one shooter is described as a black male in his early to mid 20's. last seen running west on shelton avenue. >>> police are investigating a possible drive-by shooting in the same east germantown neighborhood. a man was shot in his hand and leg near 21 it's and chelton around 1:30. someone inside a dark-colored vehicle pulled upstarted shooting as he walked by. >>> philadelphia police bust up a major car theft ring and make more than two dozen arrests. as our greg argos reports, the ring operated by selling stolen rental

. >>> tonight a 6-year-old girl who was shot in east germantown is improving. police say a bullet intended for someone else hit the girl in the shoulder as she sat anne the 6300 block of north woodstock last night. she's now in guarded condition at saints christopher's hospital. some worried neighbors tell eyewitness news they're keeping their children inside the house. >> shocked. my younger daughter would have to be ducking bullets on a block that she place on every single day. >> authorities say more than 20 shots were fired from two weapons. one shooter is described as a black male in his early to mid 20's. last seen running west on shelton avenue. >>> police are investigating a possible drive-by shooting in the same east germantown neighborhood. a man was shot in his hand and leg near 21 it's and chelton around 1:30. someone inside a dark-colored vehicle pulled upstarted shooting as he walked by. >>> philadelphia police bust up a major car theft ring and make more than two dozen arrests. as our greg argos reports, the ring operated by selling stolen rental

now, this shooting happened last night while she was playing in front of her east germantown home. police say two people exchanged shots in the 6300 block of north wood stock street. one of those bullets hit the girl under her arm. >> this was very, very disturbing for the police. help someone gets hit with the stray bullet and they are innocent, that is a particular concern to us. >> reporter: police say in all 21 shots were fired, several other bullets also hit two parked cars, detectives are searching, for those shooters. >>> philadelphia police are looking into whether another shooting in east germantown is related to the one on north wood stock street last night, this one happened about a block away, early this morning a 47 year-old man was shot near 21st and chelten. he told police he was walking near his home when he heard gunfire and realized he was shot. he is in stable condition, and a park car was also hit the by, bullets. >>> mayors in the three wildwood are calling for beach go tours stay out of the water when life guard are gone. in the past few you days there have be

the little girl was playing on the front steps in front of her east germantown home. justin finch shows us what police found at the scene. >> reporter: just playing by her front steps, a child found herself in the cross hairs of danger tuesday evening. >> on police arrival we found a six year old female laying on the sidewalk, she was unresponsive, suffering from a gunshot wound to her left armpit. which is a very bad spot to be hit by gunfire. >> about 7:00 last night, a wave of calls came in to 911 reporting a shooting in east germantown. the scene, on the 6300 block of northwood stock street, where a philadelphia police count some 21 shots fired, and surmise at least one semiautomatic gun was used. that six year old girl, likely, not the intended target. >> when someone gets hit with a stray bullet, and they're innocent, that is of particular concern to us. >> thirty-fifth district officers got that girl to einstein medical center where she is stabilized after emergency surgery. then she came here, to st. christopher's, to continue treatment, with her caretaker at

police say that several surveillance cameras in the east germantown neighborhood may have caught that shooting as it happened. right now, that young victim, just six years old; here at st. christopher recovering. six year old boy shot in his chest and his arm. he is in critical condition at this time. one of four people caught in the line of fire late last night. about 11:23 p.m. thursday, a constant clap of bullet ridge out, leaving crime scene spanning the 5500 block of west clarkson street on to the 500 block of east ashmead. nearby, on the 5500 block of wooster street, 14th district police found two shooting victims in the front seat of a gray pontiac, one, that six year old boy, shot in his chest and arm, and a man age 29 struck in his chest, stomach, both arms, and one leg. he is listed as critical over at einstein. police say they were likely in route to a hospital before police eventually got them there. they'll get a warrant to search that pontiac later. two other men, ages 29 and 32, were shot, as well, one in his arm, the other in his leg. five cars in a home also took heav

that is why parents in east germantown and germantown in general don't want their kids to play outside. it is so hot, they are keeping them inside. >> thinks all of while a six year-old girl continues to recover in the hospital a couple days ago. she was on her front porch when she was hit on tuesday this happened on the 6500 block of wood stock street around 6:30 p.m. investigators say they are not receiving any cooperation from witnesses. >> and then just six hours after that shooting, a 47 year-old man was shot multiple times, all also in east germantown just a couple houses down from where that six year-old girl was shot on tuesday. police think they shooting may be connect to that shooting on wood stock of the little girl. no arrests have been made in any of these shootings as steve just told you and police are investigating another homicide in the same area as those other shootings we have just mentioned. twenty-five year-old osherry ford was shot and killed moments after picking up his three-year old daughter after work this happened on july 28th but we're just now learning bit.

right now police investigating two separate shootings in the same east germantown neighborhood. >> two separate shootings involving a 47 year old man and six year old girl, both in stable condition right now, steve keel any center city looking at both of these stories for us, steve? >> we call police headquarters, the linc owe among the officers, 6,000 plus, is eighth and race. and you will hear that. and they don't just do paperwork here, they can actually do a lot of police work here, because of high technology. one of the tools they have is what's called a shot spotter system. which is a microphone system around the city, that hears gunfire. so, when people are shot, often they don't get a 911 call. that will was the case at 1:40 this morning. so the 2,000 to 2100 block of chelten avenue has been shooting range since 7:00 p.m. last night. about 25 shots fired at least within six hours and two shootings with three guns likely. no one killed, not yet anyway, but they've come close, and not to their intended target. a six year old girl sitting on steps on another street around the corn

it started after 6:00 tonight at a home near east germantown avenue. jeff cherico is there live tonight. >> we kicked down a window. opened a door. >>reporter: when they saw smoke pouring from a home they jumped into action. >> were screaming and trying to get them to let us know where they were. >> one lady fell down the steps and we could not get to her. >>reporter: because of the thick smoke, they had to wait for emergency crews who rescued a woman from the first floor and a man from the second. >> pulled a guy out and tried to do cpr on the roof but it wouldn't work. they brought him down to the ambulance. we have a report that two of them were critically injured and three were taken for smoke inha inha inha inhale -- inhalation. >> i was just hoping she wasn't in the house but if she was, my prayers are with them. >>reporter: investigateders looked for clues as to the cause of the fire. >> we tried our best but it's hard knowing we couldn't get to her in time. >>reporter: three others who walked out of that burning home were treated and released.

. >> reporter: the mother's statements were gut wrenching when she spoke at a rally in east germantown. we can tell you that the boy is alert, and has been talking after his surgeries, here at st. christopher hospital for children. as resident in germantown rallied for peace, little mahaj brown continues to receive the prayers of the community, as his mother, lapraya brown shared her heart break at a gathering on the very block where her son got caught in crossfire, ten bullets piercing his tiny body when gunmen opened fire near ashmead and clarkson street, mahaj was one of several people shot. he was in a car with relatives when it happened. his mother described what it was like watching her son get through surgery. >> i said: that's the doctors way of giving you all of your super powers back, you know, you lost your super powers when the people shot you, so you get your super powers back through the iv and stuff. so when he went the other day for his surgery, i walked him all the way back to the or doors and i said you're going to be strong, when you come back, you're going to have a

man in the hospital after being shot twice overnight in east germantown. >> they say this happened north norwood street minutes from where a six year old was hit by a stray bullet. steve keeley live at police headquarters with the latest, steve? >> reporter: yes, just the detective here at headquarters say because this happened just two blocks away from where the little six year old girl was shot last night, in a birrage of 21 shots, dave kinchen reporting on next, they say, given the proximity, and in terms every distance, and the time of the shooting, as well, to that shooting over there, where kinchen will report on, they thought there is a strong possibility this could be retaliation firing back because they say those 21 shot were fired from the same direction, meaning, it wasn't two guys shooting at each other last night when the six year old was shot, it was two guys shooting at somebody, and maybe that somebody wanted to get even. >> they found the vehicle parked unattended struck by gunfire. they found blood in and around that vehicle. police followed a trail of blood to the 6300

. ♪ >>> some residents in east germantown are now afraid to leave their homes after a stray bullet hitear-old girl while she was on her front steps earlier this week. tonight, neighbors gathered for a rally to help feel safe again. a stray bullet actually -- a spray of bullets hit the little girl in her arm as she played on north woodstock street earlier this week. >> police say the gunman fired shots right into a crowd where children were playing. fox 29's shawnette wilson is live outside of police headquarters. shawnette, you were at that recall toll night? >> reporter: i was, you know, it took a lot to get those residents to come outside of their homes but the group philadelphia cease fire convinced them not to become prisoners in their own homes. >> i'm nervous. kind of afraid to let be out here to the on the block with stuff happening. it really has nothing to do witness kids. >> reporter: stephanie like many parents on the 6300 block of woodstock street in east germantown is hesitant to let her children play freely on their street. her neighbor feels exactly the same. >> i think

the shooting happened in philadelphia's east germantown neighborhood and tonight fox 29' is that so bean in a kuriakose is following the story from northwest detectives. sabina? >> reporter: lucy i spoke off camera at the family of this little girl who was shot. they tell me she is going to be okay. she remains in the hospital. this was a large caliber bullet that ripped through her tiny body and she is lucky to be alive. >> this is the moment in broad daylight one of 20 high caliber bullets pierces the back of a parked mini van. surveillance footage shows a group of grade schoolers playing in the street near the van just before shots ring out. in seconds the children run for safety. leaving their toys behind. little girl in purple shorts who relatives identify as six-year-old nala did not make it home. police say she was shot once in the left shoulder. >> i ducked and i ran and i went in the house. >> this little girl was playing with nala on the 6300 block of north woodstock street yesterday evening when the two were forced to run for their lives. we're not showing her face to protect

. >> reporter: sherri ryan stood before this east germantown community with a raw and heartfelt testimonybout her son terrence. she and others affected by gun violence along with community groups fighting against the problem were part of a rally today at ashmead and magnolia. it's where several people including a six-year-old boy was shot last week. >> the rally was organized by the philadelphia anti-violence coalition. and for a father who already lost his son, a passionate plea for residents to police their communities along with law enforcement. >> we know who they are f yes. >> we know ya'll. just because it's your nephew or your brother or your cousin we got to give them up. we got to give them up before they kill somebody else. >> that's right. >> reporter: also at the end of the rally some of those organizations gave out free gun locks to the community. lucy, back to you. >> thank you, shawnette. >>> on your radar tonight storms are moving out but the heat it's sticking around. meteorologist kathy orr is here with your first forecast at 11:00. >> we have a few showers out there, lu

. >> reporter: brown stood before her east germantown neighborhood grief stricken and heart broken. had just left her six-year-old son mahaj still in the hospital after being shot last week. 10 bullets pierced his tiny bo body. when police say gunmen opened fire near ashmead and clarkson street. he was one of several people shot. mahaj was in car with a relative when it happen. this little boy has had seven surgery in the five days he's been at saint christopher's. >> those who gathered to hear her speak at the rally organized by philadelphia seize fire were moved to tears about mahaj and his mother's plea to end gun violence. >> i pray for the people that did it. i just pray that you have some mercy, that you can come -- come forward. turn yourself in. >> reporter: his mom also wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts, their prayers and gifts for her son during his recovery. lucy, back to you. >> all right, shawnette. >>> on your radar severe weather is moving in. looking live at wilmington right now where it's already raining. we are going to see some strong storms. meteorologi

are learning more tonight about the young father tragically killed when caught in crossfire in east germantownast week. police say 25-year-old al ford was a hard-working dad who had just left his job to pick up his three year old daughter from daycare. suddenly, gunfire erupted around him. police say two groups of men started shooting at each other on the crowded street and the bullets hit ford in his car. >> we got his daughter out the back seat before anything, though, the daughter was still strapped in. it was horrible because so many people was around seeing that horrific incident you know what i'm saying it was just tragic. >> we believe that he possibly protected her and that bullet actually unfortunately could have struck and killed us daughter. >> police say they have video of the scene and are interviewing people right now to find the young father's killers. >>> a first in our country. police arrested a law enforcement officer for terrorist related charges. 36-year-old metro transit officer nicholas young was in federal court today after prosecutors charged him with trying to help isi

in critical condition after should you caught in the cross fire while playing in front of her east germantown home. police say two people fired 21 shots in the 6300 block of north woodstock street. one of those stray bullets hit the girl under her arm. >> this is very, very disturbing for the police. when someone gets hit with a stray bullet and they're innocent, that is of particular concern to us. >> several other bullets also hit two parked cars. detectives are searching for suspects. >>> we now know the identity of the little girl killed in crash in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. three-year-old esther palmer was in car last night with her mother and grandmother when it was hit near 2nd and york. esther was ejected out of the back window of the driver that hit esther and her family was 17. police suspect he was racing another car. police tonight are searching for that other car. a black honda. neighborhood residents are understandably upset. >> when i see stay home and play x box. why are they going to endanger other people >> esther's grandmother remains in critical but stable co

a 61-year-old man died in a house fire in philadelphia's east germantown neighborhood tonight. flames broke out on clapier street after 6:00 and firefighters pulled a 63-year-old woman from the house as well and she suffered smoke inhalation and is in critical condition. the cause of the fire is under investigation. two firefighters are injured battling a blaze in a bensalem home around 2:00 this often on tennis avenue. one firefighter suffered diabetic shock and the other was burned. both are expected to survive. no other injuries were reported and there's no word yet on what sparked that blaze. >>> family members gather in south jersey, meantime, to mourn a life lost. a young man killed by gunfire. tonight they talk to cbs through as tlees continue to search for the gunman. trang has the story. >> steady rain fell and family members of byron turner passed out purple balloons and comforted one another in the yorkshire neighborhood a day after he was shot and killed outside of his home on the 100 block of east federal street in burlington city. >> we have to deal with the loss

. >> tonight police are on the hunt for the shooter who left a young girl severely injured in east germantownsurveillance video shows a group of children playing with friends then scattering when the shots rang out on the 6300 block of north woodstock street. this was last night. now one of those bullets hit sick-year-old nala in the left arm. >> when i came out the house and looked down and she was coming up the steps as quick as i got to my son and turned around she was down. >> pretty girl, bubbly, you know, she always -- when i see her she smiles. >> i ducked and i ran and i went in the house. >> sweet little girl. police say a man running down woodstock street minutes before the shooting may have been the intended target. still no motives at this time. >>> on your radar, in the midst of what is shaping up to be our next heat wave. looking live at trenton right now after we topped 90 degrees and it's only going to feel hotter ahead. meteorologist kathy orr is here with your first forecast at 11, kathy. >> we're talking about heat. we're talking about humidity and we're talking about some

surveillance video shows the moments the little girl was shot in east germantown. a group of children scene playing with friends. then scattering when shots rang out on the 6300 block of north woodstock street. one of those bullets hit six-year-old nala in the left arm leaving her critically injured. police say a man running down woodstock street just minutes before that shooting may have been the intented target. >>> happening now, police are looking for the man who brutally attacked a septa bus driver. police say the man walked off the bus at his stop the broad and passyunk after the assault. surveillance video shows what appears to be an argument between the driver and the passenger overnight earlier this month. the suspect briefly left the bus but and that he returns to punch, bite and slam the bus driver's face into the steering wheel. septa riders shocked when they saw this video. >> whoa! i catch this bus all the time, too. >> i thought that was horrendo horrendous. you can't even take the bus. i'm taking the bus today. is it safe. >> so far police have no l

in critical condition after should you caught in the cross fire while playing in front of her east germantown home. police say two people fired 21 shots in the 6300 block of north woodstock street. one of those stray bullets hit the girl under her arm. >> this is very, very disturbing for the police. when someone gets hit with a stray bullet and they're innocent, that is of particular concern to us. >> several other bullets also hit two parked cars. detectives are searching for suspects. >>> we now know the identity of the little girl killed in crash in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. three-year-old esther palmer was in car last night with her mother and grandmother when it was hit near 2nd and york. esther was ejected out of the back window of the driver that hit esther and her family was 17. police suspect he was racing another car. police tonight are searching for that other car. a black honda. neighborhood residents are understandably upset. >> when i see stay home and play x box. why are they going to endanger other people >> esther's grandmother remains in critical but stable co

brownies now fighting for his young life, just six years old, he was severely injured in the east germantown shooting just after 11:20 thursday night. as he recovered from surgery at st. christopher's his grandmother delores menendez, told "eyewitness news" about the big injuries now ravaging his small frame. >> his left armies shattered. his intestines were tore up. he has several this his abdomen, arm. it traveled through his leg. >> reporter: from the 5500 block of west car sun street to east ashmed, neighbors like end that late night gunfire to a war zone. >> we heard all of the bullets. i knew it wasn't a regular gun. i didn't know what it was. it sounded like from the arm are/something. >> reporter: witnesses say a green chrysler minivan and dark brown ford explorer may have been exchanging gunfire with each other, with victims, caught in the cross hairs. >> we don't want nobody caught up in cross fire or anything like that. so be mindful what you are doing. >> reporter: on the scene scores of shell casings found belong to assault style and multiple high caliber firearms. mahaj's loved

last month 25-year-old ford was shot and killed in east germantown. according to investigators, he unknowingly drove between two men shooting at each other along the 5100 block of germantown avenue. ford was hit. his three-year-old daughter in the back seat fortunately was not hurt. police announced today they've arrest the 18-year-old jameel byrd on murder charges detectives are trying to find his accomplice 19-year-old saku monty. if you have 82 seen him, call police. >>> wilmington police have arrested the ex-boyfriend avenue woman found dead in a trash can. police announcing 20-year-old idris merit charged with first degree murder of the death of miss precious hoskins. officers found hoskins body inside a trash can along the 800 block of east 22nd street on wednesday. merit is being held without bail tonight. >>> tonight delaware state police are investigating just what happened after a serious crash on polaski highway in newark. authorities say that crash happened about 2:00 o'clock this morning when tractor trailer hit a pickup truck. the pick u

. >>> a six year-old girl shot in east germantown last night is improving. police say a bullet intended for someone else hit the girl in the shoulder as she sat on the north wood stock street. child is now in guarded condition and at st. christopher's hospital. some neighbors tell "eyewitness news" they are keeping their children inside for the time being. >> it is a young daughter ducking bullets on the block that she played on every single day. >> authorities say 20 shots were fired from two weapons, one shooter was described as a black male in his early to mid 20's last seen running west on chelten avenue. >>> today was day three of the criminal trial of the pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kaine. a former top aid bruce beamer testified that kane asked him to try to block a special investigation in the grand jury leak. kane is fighting perjury and on trucks charges. investigators say she leaked documents to newspapers to embarras a rival. >> after a few comfortable days the region will be dealing with dangerous heat. here's meteorologist kate bilo t

the hospital this morning, after he and three men were shot multiple times, in philadelphia's east germantown neighborhood. >> investigators say bullets littered the scene in the 5500 block of west clarkson street. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live outside st. christopher hospital where the young boy now fighting for his life this morning. justin, what's the latest? >> jan, brooke, good morning, that's right, the youngest victim in the shooting, six year old boy, shot in his chest and arm. was brought here to st. christopher's after undergoing emergency care, over at einstein hospital. he, as you mention, one of the four people gunned down last night. the shots rang out just before 11:30, thursday night, the resulting crime scene now spanning the 5500 block of west clarkson street, where two victims reportedly live on to the 500 block of east ashmead. nearby, on the 5500 block of wooster street, 14th district police found two shooting victims in the front seats of a gray pontiac, one, that six year old boy, shot in his chest and arm, and man age 29, shot in his chest, stomach, both

relatives tell us the little girl was visiting her aunt in east germantown. >> now her family is hoping for some answers as she remain in the hospital tonight. fox 29' is that so bean in a kuriakose following the story from northwest detectives. is a bone in a, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, chris, little girl has been upgraded now to guarded condition. meanwhile her family continues to ask for your prayers. >> when i came out the house and looked down she was coming up the steps as quick as i got to my son and turned around, she was down report frantic chauncey banks ducking bullets to get to his 584 old son. the little boy's playmate downed by a bullet. surveillance shows six-year-old nala tepid by family running from the gunfire before she is struck just off camera. at the edge of the video a man at the top of north woodstock street appears to fire off several rounds before running out of the frame seconds later. >> the six-year-old child enjoying the last days of summer was not part of whatever the dispute was. >> reporter: police say as many as two gunmen fired down the bloc

six year old boy and three men were shot in philadelphia's east germantown section. >> it is the second shooting involving a child in that area this week. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live outside of st. christopher hospital this morning where he just spoke to that boy's grand parent, justin? >> reporter: jan, brooke, good morning, we just spoke to the victims' grand parent, here six year old boy, mahaj brown, undergone several surgeries here at st. christopher for his arm, his chest, and other body parts, and he has many more to go here. let's get you now to some video from last night, where this all began, about 11:23 thursday evening. a constant clap of bullet rang out state police leaving the crime scene, spanning 5500 block of west clarkson street over on to the 500 block every east ashmead. now, nearby, on the 5500 block of wooster, 14th district police found two shooting victims, in the front seat of a gray pontiac, one we now know is six year old mahaj shot in chest and arm, grandparent just telling me he took at least ten bullets in this gun fight and another man, ag

. >> house fire in east germantown has claimed the life of a 61 year old man, flames broke out on clapair street on germantown area around 6:00 last night. a 63 year old woman was also pulled from the house. she is in critical condition this morning, suffering from smoke inhalation, the cause of a fire is under investigation. >> and, two firefighters are recovering from injuries battling a fire in bensalem. it broke out on tennis avenue sunday afternoon around 2:00. one firefighter suffered diabetic shock, the other was burn, no other injuries were reported, and there is still no word on what sparked that fire. >> well, police need your help catching a suspect they say shot and killed a man in burlington county over the weekend. police say 26 year old samuel james opened fire on the 100 block of east federal street striking byron turner in the head. turner died, and five year old girl was injured as she tried to run away. police say samuel james is dangerous and should not be approached. >> we really want the public to know be very careful around this individual, dial 911. the active viol

is in critical condition after she was caught in the cross fire while playing in front of her east germantown home. >>> grief counselors will be on hand in burlington township middle school, after a murder suicide leaves three family members dead. prosecutors believe ruben johnson junior killed his wife mishanda and their ten year-old son before turning the gun on himself. >>> if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks, although, second amendment people maybe there is. >> reporter: donald trump is defending himself after comments he made about the second amendment, many interpreted it as a threat of violence against his rival hillary clinton. >> unaudible. >>> well, it was a night for michael phelps, what was that, that was a celebration a at the finish line. swim are collect his unprecedented 20th gold medal with that win. >> it is not just that he is really great at this, it is just that he is really great. he is just great. >> i love him. >> he is like bring it on, baby, number one. >> that is awesome. >> congratulations to him. good morning. everybody. we are starting off wi

shots fired into a car in west oaklane last wednesday. >> just two days later, on ashmead street, east germantown, mahaj brown in a car headed home when police say rival groups opened fire in the neighborhood. ooh shots were fired. six people were hit, including mahaj. back in july, 15 year old barnes shot and killed over apparent dispute over basketball games, and police just yesterday released this video of a man wanted for pulling a gun on a worker at dunkin' donuts while that worker's young daughter stood just feet away. >> commissioner ross, good to see you. >> we will ask you some questions that probably don't have answers, but were you at that rally in. >> i was. >> what can you say to people. >> we have to remain vigilant as a community, and i am talking about the partnerships between police and community, we have a lot of partnership, you can see from the people there, i know the people present there, they're committed to helping us stave off this violence. but it is a very challenging issue, sent people to chicago, as well, to deal with who other cities having the same issue, and it is

he is the second child hit by gunfire in east germantown this week.t night, police collected dozens of shell casings from the 5500 block of clarkson street. so far, police have made no arrests. >>> right now, let's get a check on the eyewitness forecast with meteorologist, kaylee -- katie frail. >> dodging some scattered showers and storms along the way, but basically blue skies, so keep on seeing the thermometer readings raise with time. watches posted region wide, extended the warning now to last us until 9:00 p.m. sunday. so that's where the core of the heat will be. but, tomorrow looks like a we peak at 96 heat index values up to 110, scattered storms into early next week. meisha? >> katie, thank you. looking outside on the roadways, how much, actually looking pretty good. a lot of sun glare out there, 95 south at girard, still traveling at posted speeds even though in the heart of rush hour right now, great news for those of you jumping out there. do have crash here, admiral wilson boulevard at baird boulevard. you can see two, rate lanes blocked

. >> reporter: terrified children and parents who live on this east germantown street said just before 7:00 last night, everyone ran for their lives. we spoke to the playmate of nala. her parents asked that we not show her face. >> she got shot. >> it was crazy. she was coming up the steps. as soon as i got to my son, i turned around, she was down. >> reporter: chauncey banks said he shielded a baby and his 5-year-old son. >> he kept telling me, daddy, i just don't want to be shot. i said, you're going to be okay. >> reporter: we watched as investigators spent checking videotape like this. police believe two shooters fired at least 20 bullets from 9 millimeter and 40 caliber handguns. >> the male was running down woodstock street southbound. within seconds witnesses heard and saw the offender shooting several times. >> reporter: on the video we've obtained, you also see a bullet shattering both windshields of this minivan. he said in 30 years he's never seen this type of violence here. nala's friend just hopes her playmate is going to be okay. >> i hope she get better. and i love her a

. >> reporter: sherri ryan stood before this east germantown community with a raw and heartfelt testimonybout her son terrence. >> 25 years ago this gun killed my son. the same gun that shot that -- should not be on the street today. >> reporter: she and others affected by gun violence along with community groups fighting against the problem were part of a rally today at ashmead and magnolia. it's where several people including a six-year-old boy was shot last week. >> bless us and whatsoever you grant us and deliver us from the evil of what you have judged. >> reporter: neighbors stood on their porches listening to the call for justice by several community leaders. >> the reality we got a war. >> reporter: a father tried to reach residents through the pain of losing his son jarrel. >> our boys are in trouble. i lost mine five years ago. >> reporter: commissioner ross says he was there to hear from residents. >> this is absolutely needed. i mean, we got two babies as far as i'm concerned that hit with gunfire in short span of time not far from each other. it's just ridiculous. >> reporter