. >> there's a prayer that resounds from rayburn park, 1 and lehigh avenue. >> he needs you right now. >> police tape mark the spot three blocks from the home of debra gul ver and the park behind the high school was a frequent shortcut and did so the after departing a bus and night out 2:30 saturday morning and never made it home. >> she was brutally assaulted and stabbed in excess of 30 times it was brutal attack we don't know if it was more than one doer or not. >> somebody wanted her to suffer. they went after her. >> and long time friend amanda quinn says debbie was happy and loving. with a soft spot for rescuing animals. >> she's been talking about moving to florida and getting a way from all of it and they never had the chance. >> police were alerted to the brutal murder just before 3 a.m. when a male called 911. >> we talked to him. he has not been ruled out yet. >> police have interviewed the male friend that gul ver shared the bus ride with and amanda says she's unsure ft. suspect new debbie or not and doesn't know why her friend became the target of such a vicious crime. >>

. >> there's a prayer that resounds from rayburn park, 1 and lehigh avenue. >> he needs you right now. >> police tape mark the spot three blocks from the home of debra gul ver and the park behind the high school was a frequent shortcut and did so the after departing a bus and night out 2:30 saturday morning and never made it home. >> she was brutally assaulted and stabbed in excess of 30 times it was brutal attack we don't know if it was more than one doer or not. >> somebody wanted her to suffer. they went after her. >> and long time friend amanda quinn says debbie was happy and loving. with a soft spot for rescuing animals. >> she's been talking about moving to florida and getting a way from all of it and they never had the chance. >> police were alerted to the brutal murder just before 3 a.m. when a male called 911. >> we talked to him. he has not been ruled out yet. >> police have interviewed the male friend that gul ver shared the bus ride with and amanda says she's unsure ft. suspect new debbie or not and doesn't know why her friend became the target of such a vicious crime. >>

. >> reporter: well, it is called rayburn park and detectives left homicide bureau to go back to rayburn park yesterday right across at lehigh avenue from 21st where shibe park later called connie mack stadium used to be. that is where phillies used to play before moving to south philadelphia and where deborah gulliver was last alive before taking her usual walk home from the park from the 21st and lehigh septa bus stop to rayburn park to her north 25th street home. upper darby high school grad is one of the four people murdered over weekend in fail but only one detectives still don't know why she was kill. she was stabbed 15 times among the questions yet to be answered this one from the medical examiner, this was an attempted rape she tried to fight off. >> her pants were partially pulled down. we are still waiting for medical examiner's report. we should get that today or early tomorrow and that can answer that question. right now we do not know. she was with friend in the area of kensington and somerset. she took the bus to that location. she got off the bus and was on her way home. s

debra gulliver the 33 year old was walking home saturday morning when she was stabbed 12 times in rayburn park. friends say she used the park as a short cut to get to her house. police are offering a $20,000 reward for help in finding her killer. >>> police say man was struck and killed while crossing roosevelt boulevard in olney overnight. he was not using the crosswalk. investigators tell "eyewitness news" the 36-year-old victim was hit by two vehicles why wyoming around 12:00 their this morning. the drivers of both vehicles stayed at the scene. police interviewed eyewitnesses. but say it app% to be an accident. >>> testimony resumes for day seven in the federal corruption child trial of philadelphia district attorney seth williams among those called to testify was the executive director of williams political action committee. prosecutors allege that williams ran up charges through his campaign for perm use. our joe holden is in the courtroom and will break down all of today's testimony beginning on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> well, republican senators are trying to regroup and see if the

gulliver last night in philadelphia gulliver was walking home when she took a short cut through rayburn park. police say gulliver was viciously attacked and stabbed 12 timesdobbins high school, family and friend paid tribute to the three three-year old. >> this is somebody's daughter , somebody's friend, somebody's aunt, that was just viciously murdered in the park , and somebody knows something. >> police say gulliver enter the park around 2:30 a.m. saturday morning, her body was found 30 minutes later at 3:00 police are offering a $20,000 reward for information to help get her killer off the streets >>> police need your help in the case of the an attack caught on camera. violence happened in west chester, in the video you see a man punching another man on gay street sunday morning. victim suffered a serious head injury and right now in critical condition. anyone with any information is asked to call police. >>> fiance of the man charged with sucker punching a disable man in chester county is facing charges as well. prosecutors say that denise schmidt helped barry baker hide while wanted by

gulliver, the three three-year old was walking home saturday morning when she was stabbed 12 times in rayburn park, friend say that she used it as a short cut to her house, police are offering a $20,000 reward for helping in finding her killer. >>> well philadelphia's mayor jim kenney and other city officials are learning that for more than a year their phone conversation where is secretly recorded by the fbi. this is wiretap notice that the officials received from the federal government. recordings are part of the fbi probe into john dougherty, head of the local 98. last august, agents raided dougherty's home in southwest philadelphia. they also went to the union headquarters on spring garden street. "eyewitness news" caught up with the mayor. >> it is just standard pro forma. i don't know how you cannot talk to john dougherty or majority leader of council over a two year period and not be recorded. >> philadelphia city councilman bobby henon is also under fbi investigation and he declined to comment on camera about the probe. >>> testimony resumes today in the trial of the philadelphia d.a. seth

. >>> and in north philadelphia loved won are right now remembering woman murdered in rayburn park over the weekend. "eyewitness news" what the a community vigil for deborah gulliver, just a short time ago, people gathered at dobbins high school to sign a banner and youth photograph. the three three-year old was violently stabbed behind a park in the high school as she walk home early saturday morning. police are offering a $20,000 reward for any help in find herring killer. >>> day of celebration for animal lovers every where, today's pennsylvania governor tom wolf signed tough new legislation, that protects animals from cruelty and knee globing. lawmakers are calling it a huge victory for animals throughout pennsylvania. the stroke of the pen, governor tom wolf signed animal cruelty prevention bill into law. >> no one should be, allowed to get away with the neglect of animals and now thanks to this statute, they won't be able to getaway with it. >> reporter: comprehensive bipartisan measure increases penalties for animal abuse, called the dog that was on hand for the signing, found se

. >> a prayer vigil was held near the spot in rayburn park near 21st and lehigh avenue where debra gulver lost her life. friends say she used the park behind dobbins high school as a short cut to her home. gulver was walking home from a bus stop after a night out with friends, but never made it home. resident say crimes like this one are becoming all too common. >> last couple of months have been really violent. violence, senseless, getting discusting, getting disgusting. >> now, authorities are advising residents throughout the city to walk in pairs and not to walk in dimly lit desolate areas. police say they are determined to get this violence individual or group of individuals off the streets. >> protesters and counter protesters rally in northeast philadelphia in the wake after deadly officer involved shooting. members of black lives matter and other demanded justice for david jones outside the 15th police district on levick street last night. just feet away from where members of the back the blue supported police, jones was shot to death by philadelphia police officer, ryan earlier t

saturday, police say she was fatally stabbed 12 times in rayburn park, that's near 21st and lehigh avenue. friends say she used that as short cut to her home. we spoke with the victim's friends who doesn't know why gulver was attack. >> had been talking about moving to florida and getting away from all of this she her in had the chance. she could have been anyone's friend, but she is my friend, and she's gone. >> police offering $20,000 reward for information leading to arrest. >> well, the trial of philadelphia district attorney seth williams continues today. williams faces corruption charges, federal corruption charges, and yesterday, deputy police commissioner joe sullivan told the court that williams approached him about muhammad ali, that's a businessman who testified last week. sullivan testified williams believed ali was being subjected to increased security measures at the airport, sullivan says the fbi told him to stay out of it. >> going back many times, the information i received, and who i received it from, i certainly, i certainly, realize, that i move forward in good fate. >

clark said gulver was known to cut through rayburn park to get to her home about three blocks away. >> we did see the victim entering the location. no one following her. who ever did this we believe was already in the park. >> police have interviewed a man who called 911 to report the stabbing. as well as gulver's companion on the bus. they're hoping to talk to two young men who also called 911 from the park but left the scene before police arrived. >> monday community members prayed at the spot where gulver's body was found. and those close toast her cut a beautiful life cut way too short. >> she had been talking about moving to florida and getting away from all of this. and she never had the chance. >> in a community vigil for debra gulver is scheduled for tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. outside dobbins high school. all are welcome to attend. but for now live outside police headquarters, trang do, cbs-3 "eyewitness news," jim, back to you. >> thank you, trang for that update. meanwhile in other news in california a civil suit against bill cosby could get a trial date today. cosby is accused o

as she was walking home early saturday morning when vicious lay tack in rayburn park. police say the three-year old was stabbed 12 times, a $20,000 reward is available to help find her killer. >>> police in paterson, new jersey are searching for a suspect who stole a street sweeper there just before 2:00 r was changing a garbage bag. suspect went on a joy ride crashing into several cars before running away, worker was not injured but there is extensive damage to those park cars. >>> fbi has been secretly recording phone conversations of top fail officials, including mayor jim kenney. this is the wiretap notice, officials received from the federal government, the recordings part of the fbi probe into john dock hurt, head of the local 98. last august agents raided dougherty's home in south philadelphia, and they also went to union headquarters on spring garden street. "eyewitness news" caught up with the mayor. >> i don't know how you could not talk to john dougherty or majority leader of council over a two year period and not be recorded. maybe i was profane here are th

thirty-three year old debra gulver was attack and stabbed in rayburn park near 21st and lehigh earlypark is behind dobbins high school. police want to talk to two men who called 911, and were caught on security camera about that time. let's turn to katie for a look at today's forecast. >> jim, all-in-all, today looks like ending up pretty nights day. do have pretty pleasant beach weather for you, as well, did have across the central beach towns, little wet wet their rolled on through, right now, things are nice and quiet here outside beach patrol headquarters in margate sit. and everywhere else for that matter, you have some clouds granted but prom i cents to be pretty decent day. low 80s continuing into tomorrow. just watch for spotty shower or storm later this afternoon or evening, again, tomorrow looks beautiful, thursday starts as the warming trends to say the least, couple every days here coming up in the 90s. >> i she right on friday, too, katie, thank you so muchment looking outside right now, we have accident throughout will slow you down little bit in the king of prussia are

park and this baseball field. tisha lewis, fox5 local news. >> and there was steady stream of people that have been stopping by the rayburn office building, they're donating blood in representative steve scale east, four others wounded in last week's shooting, blood drive north carolina representative patrick mc hendrick, house republicans, gop members were not the only ones turning out for the blood drive, number of democrats also showed up. >> we're going to use this as an opportunity to raise awareness, have the blood drive obviously, and we all were touched and moved by what happened last week, to our friend and colleague. so, you know, wanted to make sure i got over here, schedule permitting, happy to be here and take part. >> the blood drive will resume on thursday. and it will run from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon at the rayburn house office building. >>> fox5 montgomery county where man who may have been pan lands link was struck and killed this morning, happened in germantown, woman lost control over her suv, three other hurt in the collision, shutdown parks for hours. fox5's paul wagner has the story. was killed here this