we spoke to one man at the scene, joey thomas. he told us police informed him one of the victims was his sister ruby. >> she was a nice lady. it's very shocking, terrifying. i've lived here all my life. >> detectives did did not find a weapon and don't know if the victims were targeted or if it was a random crime. >>> this morning a son is facing aggravated assault charges after he was shot by his own mother. the 78-year-old mother told police she shot the son in self-defense after he said he would shoot her. this happened in german town. according to investigators, the man told police the man appeared to be drunk and threatened to strangle her. she's in stable condition after the shooting. >>> a call for murder after the philadelphia man's murder remains unresolved. >> relatives of alexis spoke at a rally yesterday afternoon. he was gunned down earlier this month. his killer has not been caught. the 20-year-old was shot outside the dell music center which was hosting a peace concert at the time. investigators believe he got in a

. >> reporter: joey thomas says police told him one of the victims was his sister, ruby. >> i heard the sirens and i know my sister goes over to that house. when i came over to the house, they said that two people were shot and, you know, my sister. >> reporter: thomas says his sister was visiting her friend who neighbors knew as ms. dolly. >> she was a nice lady. it's shocking. terrifying. >> reporter: detectives did not find a weapon and they do not know yet if the victims were targeted or random. >> i'm scared because i got my daughter and grandson next door. >> reporter: one of ms. dolly's grandsons had been shot out here last july and survived. police do not know if there is a relation between that incident and what happened here tonight. i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 11:00, the search for a man authorities say posed as a police officer and sexually assaulted a store clerk in trenton today. police say this man entered a store on the 800 block of south broad street and told the clerk he was a cop. he had a small black radio on him and a handgun. authorities say he took t

now, joey thomas is angry. >> i'm not going to be evil. can't be evil towards people. >> reporter: says he'll let his sister rest in peace while searching for his own piece in this senseless crime. >> i miss her. i didn't get to chance to tell her that. i love her so much. >> reporter: joey thomas is planning his sister's funeral. mears is being cooperative and another name has come up during this investigation. they hope to talk to that person to get some more information. >> lucy. >> thank you very much, lauren. we know the identity of a woman found murdered in the woods in cumberland county. new jersey state police say she was 37 year old jennifer cruz chavez. on sunday hunters found her body noor route 49 and bridgeton road in fairfield township. vest gathers say someone beat her to death but they don't know who did it or why. she lived in bridgeton. if you know anything that can help police give them call. >>> in south jersey police are trying to figure out if a burglar struck again. cops say someone broke into a church and three more

we spoke to one man joey thomas that police informed him that one of the victims was his sister. she had been visiting the other victim at the time of the shooting. >>> this morning a son is facing aggravated assault charges after he was shot by his own mother. here's the deal. the 78-year-old mother told police she shot her son in self-defense after he said he would shoot her. this happened friday night in german town. according to investigators, the woman told police that her son appeared to be drunk and threatened to strangle her. right now that son is in stable condition after the shooting. >>> now to some news from our trenton bureau. the search is on for a man whom authorities say posed as a police officer and sexually assaulted a store clerk. according to investigators, the man in this photo entered a store on south broad street and told the female clerk he was a cop. as you see, he was carrying a small black radio and had a handgun. he assaulted the woman in the bathroom then walked out and flagged down a tan toyota corolla. police do not believe the car was involved in t

we spoke to joey thomas that told us police informed him one of the victims was his i sister ruby. >> i heard sirens and came up here. i know my sister goes to that house. when i came over to the house, they said two people were shot and you know, it was my sister. >> thomas says his sister was visiting her friend neighbors called miss dolly. police did not fine a weapon and don't know if they were targeted or this was a random crime. >>> now to news from our trenton bureau. the hunt is on for a man posed as a police officer and sexually assault issed a store clerk. this man entered a store and told the clerk he was a cop. he was carrying a small black radio and handgun. police say he assaulted the woman in the bathroom and then walked out of the store and flagged down a tan corolla. if you have information about this man, call police. >>> it was self-defense. that's what one mother is telling police after she shot her own son. the 78-year-old mother shot her son after he said he would shoot her. this happened in german town. she told police the man appeared to be drunk and threatened

. >> she helped the second victim's family ruby thomas, joey thomas says she'd only been staying with evans for a few months. >> my sister never only forerred a soul. she would clean your house do anything in the world just to get by. >> as investigators worked to piece the scene together to find the killer those who knew these women are pleading for information. >> i hope they find them or find out what happened or anything positive. if you all know something, say something, that could have been your mom or grandmom. >> the homeowner's family toll us her grandson living here survived a shooting on this block last month. they say no arrest. they don't know if the incident is connected. police confirm that shooting and they say everything is under investigation. reporting live in mayfair, ken, "channel 6 action news." >> kenneth, thank you. philadelphia police are settinging a murder in northeast philadelphia. officers say the victim was first hit by a car in the 4700 block of ramona street and somebody shot him in the chest and stomach. he was found dead in front of a nearby cemetery

we spoke to one man, joey thomas.tells us police informed him one of the victims was his sister ruby. >> my sister goes over to that house. when i came over to the house, they said two people were shot, and you know, found out it was my sister. >> thomas also tells us that his sister was visiting her friend whom neighbors called miss dolly. detectives did not find a weapon at scene. it's unclear if the victims were targeted or if this was a random crime. >>> news from trenton bureau. say -- a search is on for a man that posed as a police officer and sexually assaulted a store clerk. he's carrying a small black radio and had a handgun on him. according to police, he assaulted the woman in the bathroom of the store and walked out and flagged down a tan toyota a corolla. police don't believe the car was involved but investigating any leads. if you have information, trenton police would like to hear from you. >>> now to the jersey shore. the second day of a grow your own marijuana seminar in atlantic city begins in a few

we spoke to one man, joey thomas, that told us police informed him one of the victims was his sister visiting the other victim at the time of the shooting. >>> this morning a son is facing aggravated assault charges after he was shot by his own mother. the 78-year-old mother told police she shot her son in self-defense after he said he would shoot her. this happened in german town. according to investigators the woman told police her son appeared to be drunk, threatened to strangle her. he's in stable condition after the shooting. >>> now to news from our trenton bureau. the search is on for a man whom authorities say posed as a police officer and sexually assaulted a store clerk. according to investigators, the man this this photo entered a store on south broad street and told the clerk he was a cop. as you see, he was carrying a small black radio and had a handgun on him. police tell us he assaulted the female clerk in the bathroom of the store and walked and out flagged down a tan toyota corolla. police don't believe the car was involved in the incident but looking at possible lea