let's get straight out oh to shawnette wilson live near the scene in chester. shawnette, what have you found out? >> reporter: well, dawn and jeff, according to the owner of the car dealership behind me who was here when the driver pulled in looking for help, he says the ups driver had been shot in the shoulder. now at this hour it is still unclear whether that driver was hit by a stray bullet or whether he was the intended target. ups driver new exactly where to go after he was shot while driving in his delivery truck this afternoon. the man was reportedly in the area of tenth and high land street in chester when hit by bullet. the driver managed to keep going about three to four blocks to murphy ford dealership in collision center on township line road. he pulled in asking for help. >> came in and sure enough there was a paramedic here. took him right in and took him up to the hospital. >> the owner dan murphy says the driver was familiar witness dealership they service most emergency vehicles in the area. he believes the driver knew it was a safe place and th

fox 29's shawnette wilson has the very latest on the investigation from lower makefield. >> reporter:t's why the door is board up. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: boarded up door caught shoppers off guard when they arrived at this lower makefield kohl's on bic oak road. the surveillance video showing exactly what happened stunned them even more. >> it's pretty shocking. >> reporter: watch as a man breaks through two glass doors of the store to get inside. police say he's using a yellow handle sledgehammer. you see the glass shatter and pile up on the floor as he runs inside carrying what police call a canvass tool sack. lauren mitchell and her mother couldn't believe what they were seeing as i showed them the video. >> i think we live in a nice area to think something like that can happen, like, anywhere i guess, it's pretty scary. >> reporter: it happened around 3:15 this morning. police say the suspect made off with a lot of jewelry including black diamond collection jewels and citizen watches. >> super crazy. >> reporter: one employee we talk to didn't know the store had been hit until sh

fox 29's shawnette wilson has the very latest on the investigation from lower makefield. >> reporter:t's why the door is board up. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: boarded up door caught shoppers off guard when they arrived at this lower makefield kohl's on bic oak road. the surveillance video showing exactly what happened stunned them even more. >> it's pretty shocking. >> reporter: watch as a man breaks through two glass doors of the store to get inside. police say he's using a yellow handle sledgehammer. you see the glass shatter and pile up on the floor as he runs inside carrying what police call a canvass tool sack. lauren mitchell and her mother couldn't believe what they were seeing as i showed them the video. >> i think we live in a nice area to think something like that can happen, like, anywhere i guess, it's pretty scary. >> reporter: it happened around 3:15 this morning. police say the suspect made off with a lot of jewelry including black diamond collection jewels and citizen watches. >> super crazy. >> reporter: one employee we talk to didn't know the store had been hit until sh

shawnette wilson is live in philadelphia city hall where that dress just happened to turn up. o none much us could believe this when we found out about this in the meeting this afternoon at the station, right? well, what we know is that someone actually dropped the dress off here at city hall. city officials contacted us and you just can't imagine the emotion when we return this dress to this woman this evening. she had been searching for it for about three years now. >> there's quite a few people that had said that i needed to get over it. >> rosalyn plum was still heart broken two week after we first interviewed her. we stopped by herman chew what home tonight to ask if she received any leads on her missing wedding dress. >> i had given up hope. >> she reach out to fox 292 week ago. she showed us these pictures of her wedding dress which had been storage unit that was auctioned after she says she fell on hard times and couldn't afford to keep it. what made the dress even more special are the memories it held of her mother who passed away three years ago one year after the wed

let's get out to shawnette wilson at philadelphia police headquarters. the community. >> reporter: it certainly has. you know, the family obviously is stunned. tonight they gathered at the victim's home just a few doors away from the store she own. >> it's inconceivable. because she just -- she always had a big smile when you walk in the

she told our fox 29 shawnette wilson exactly what happened. awnette. >> reporter: the suspects did get away with her purse. it had several hundred dollars in it. the victim says was for her christmas shopping. she is lucky she escaped with only pain and no major injuries. >> i started kicking him and punched the stomach and other one grabbed me. >> woman attacked and robbed in this surveillance video describes fighting back against two men who ran up to her around 7:15 last friday night. we're not identifying her for her safety. >> just give me the bag, give me the bag. give me the bag. >> reporter: that's what the suspects said as they began punching the 53-year-old victim. she just left work in the area of north 68t 68th street haverfd avenue in overbrook when it happened. >> i was turning to open my car up and i seen somebody running towards me, and i thought he was running for the bus so i -- he moved over i said excuse me, i'm in your way. >> video shows her struggling with one of the men. moments later you see the other suspect join in. w

. >> our shawnette wilson, helped deliver the good news. >> there was quite a few people had said i neededo to get over it. >> she was still heart broken two weeks after we first interviewed her. we stopped by her home to asked if she received any leads on her missing wedding dress. >> i had quinn up home. >> reporter: rose lynn reached out to fox 29, two weeks ago, she showed us these pictures of her wedding dress in a storage unit that was auction ed after she says that she felon hard times and could not afford to keep it what made the dress even more special are the memories that it held with her mother, who passed away three years ago, one year after the wedding. >> it was so special because my mom got to go with me, to go shopping, and it was something that she wasn't able to do with her own mother because my mom was 15 years old when her mom passed, and she bought it for me, with the the help of family members. >> reporter: what rose lynn didn't know was that someone saw our story and dropped off her dress to city council woman reynold brown office at city hall. they didn't want to l

let's get out to shawnette wilson at philadelphia police headquarters. awnette this murder has really shane the community. >> reporter: it certainly has. you know, the family obviously is stunned. tonight they gathered at the victim's home just a few doors away from the store she own. >> it's inconceivable. because she just -- she always had a big smile when you walk in the door. what can i help you with? joking with you. >> reporter: flowers, candles and handwritten notes pile up on the steps of marie's grocery store on south sixth street in south philly. it's where someone gunned down the owner, 81-year-old marie buck, christmas eve. >> it's been very rough on the family. we sort of don't know what's up or what's down at the moment. >> reporter: angela smith describes the agonizing pain she feels over the loss of her aunt. investigators say someone shot buck several times as she stood behind the counter. she's owned the place 44 years. >> neighbors stopped by to remember the woman who they call a saint. >> it's a sad thing. she was a very nice lady, too

she shared her store which shawnette wilson. >> reporter: woman attacked and robbed in the surveillanceeo describes fighting back against two men who ran up to her around 7:15 last friday night. we're not identifying her for her safety. >> gist give me the bag, give me the bag. >> reporter: that is what the suspect said as they began punching the five three-year old victim. she just left work near north 68th street and haverford avenue in overbrook when it happened. >> i was trying to open up my car and i seen someone running toward me and i thought he was running toward the bus. i looked up, and said excuse me i'm in your way. >> reporter: video shows her struggling with one of the men, moment later you sees other suspect join in when he realizes victim is putting up a fight. >> you are not scared your adrenaline just goes up there and fighting for is what yours. >> reporter: she tries to break away and run for help but eventually suspects take her purse and take off. >> your life is more valuable then any piece of material whether it be money or anything else. just give it up and let

our shawnette wilson says it all has to do with basketball. >> reporter: this looks like an ordinaryasketball game. and it is with the exception of the reason these particular players are hitting the hard wood. >> there is going to be sober environment with sober people. >> twenty-six year old jimmy machine donnell is player and part founder of the sober sports league, made up of people like jim any recovery from drugs and other substance abuse disorders. >> i started experimenting why open agents, like perk sets, pills it, led me to heroin. and then led me on downward spiral. >> jimmy said the sober sports league helps him and others on their continuous path to recovery. >> this is sunday at camden county college. they plan to expand to other sports. >> if you're struggling, if you feel like drinking or getting high that person next to you can talk you out of it. >> co-founder of the league. >> this is ground zero for the heroin epidemic in america. this is where the pure he is heroin is in the country and people are dying left and right. >> steven and jimmy both work at humble comb

our shawnette wilson helped to deliver the good news. >> quite a few people that had said that i neededget over it. >> reporter: she was still heart broken two weeks after we first interviewed her. we stopped by herman to a home tonight to ask if she received any leads on her missing wedding dress. >> i gave up home report report rose lynn reached out to us two weeks ago. she showed us these pictures which had been in the storage unit that had been auctioned after she felon hard times and could not afford to keep it. what made the dress even more special are memories that is held of her mother who passed away three years ago, one year after the wedding. >> it was so special because my mom got the to go with me, dress shopping to begin with. it was something that he was not able to to with her own mother because my mom was 16 years old when her whom passed , and she bought it for me with the help of some family members. >> reporter: what rose lynn didn't know was that on one saw oratorian, dropped off her dress to city council woman blon dell reynold brown office in city hall. they didn'

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live near the scene. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, right now, as you mentioned, one woman we're told died at the hospital. police have not released her name yet because they're still trying to notify family but they do tell us they believe the woman lives in this area. so still the scene being held here as investigators wait for the cars which obviously a part of the investigation to be towed away but as we take look at video here's what we can tell that happened. this call came in around 7:30 tonight. we're told that police were responding to shots fired in the area. they say they see a suspect get into a nissan and then pull off. the spot where the car pulled off from had glass around it. police then begin to pursue that car. that say the car doesn't stop along the way the suspects hit four cars before wrecking at 52nd and locust. one was a woman driving across the intersection as we mentioned she was hit by both suspects as she was driving in her car taken to the hospital. we're told she was pronounced

as our shawnette wilson reports, the former radnor commissioner is facing difficulties gray. >> reporter: seven five-year old william a former radnor township commissioner is face ago salt charges for an unspeakable crime begins a elderly mentally disable woman he inappropriately touched a ten three-year old woman on several occasions while visiting her at a wayne nursing home. >> i saw it on social media this morning. >> reporter: as news spread, people were sickened to learn that the details of the allegations. according to this court documents, radnor police were called to the wayne nursing home on 30 west avenue on december 16th. for a report of an assault. at least two staff members say that they saw him greet the victim by kissing her on the lips and then later with his hand moving around the victim 's chest area underneath the blanket that was covering her. employee say quote what they saw could not be misconstrued with anything else but inappropriate touching. >> that is pretty sick, yeah, that is shocking, definitely. >> reporter: employees say it happened during three separate

fox 29's shawnette wilson spoke to the wilmington fire chief this evening. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, chief anthony good is holding a news conference tomorrow morning on the passing of senior firefighter artis hope in the meantime though he's asking for everyone's prayers for his department. cloud of sad 93 hangs over the wilmington fire department for the third time in two months. tonight senior firefighter artis hope died of injuries she suffered battling a fire on september 24th that was ruled arson. she had been in the hospital ever since with burns over 70% of her body. >> it's an absolute shame. >> reporter: word of her death spread around the city, residents like james, recall the day the fire happened at this home on lake view road in cam bee park. lieutenant christopher leach and seen firefighter jerry fickes died in the fire. firefighter brad speakman was hurt but has been released from the hospital. >> considering how the community rallied around those firefighters want they had lost to protect us and keep us safe. >> reporter: wilmington fire c

fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us live now in wayne outside of that nursing home with more. awnette. >> reporter: dawn police say the victim has dementia and she's physically and mentally unable to defend herself. meanwhile this former radnor township commissioner was arrested but since been released op his own recognizance. 75-year-old william, a former radnor township commissioner is facing indecent assault charges for an unspeakable crime against an elderly mentally disable woman. police say he inn appropriately touched a 103-year-old woman on several occasions while visiting her at a wayne nursing home. >> i saw it on social media this morning. >> reporter: as news spread of the charges people were sickened to learn the details of the allegations. according to this court document, radnor police were called to the wayne nursing home on 30 west avenue on decembe december 16th for a report of an assault. at least two staff members say they saw him greet the victim by kissing her on the lips. then later with his hands moving around the victim's chest area underneath the blank

. >> i'm shawnette wilson in for lucy noland. fisher's career spans well beyond her role in star wars. >> here's a look back at the life of an incredible actress, author and screen fisher. >> bet known for her role aspirin says lie ya is star wars returning to los angeles from london promoting her eighth book princess diarrest the story of her life while playing her role in star wars. she was distend for star tom. her singer eddie fisher and actress debbie reynolds she became a pop cultural icon as starring as princess lea in the 1977 hit film star wars and its sequels. fisher publish her first novel in 1987 called post cards from the edge. which she later adapt flood screen play and was made into a film starring meryl streep and shirley mclean. fisher went on to become a successful screen writer, revising many hollywood scripts and taking on supporting roles in movies. she recently row priced her famous role as princess lea in the new star wars the force awakens the second of three new films in the star wars franchise. over the

fox 29's shawnette wilson live in west philadelphia with the story. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, it was fast and furious. the suspects in fact did get away with the woman's purse. she says had her christmas money in it. the good news tonight is that sh she escape without being hurt. woman attacked and robbed in this surveillance video describes fighting back against two men who ran up to her around 7:15 last friday night. we're not identifying her for her safety. >> just give me the bag, give mow the bag. give me the bag. >> reporter: that's what the suspects said as they began punching the 53-year-old victim. she just left work in the area of north 68t 68th street haverfd avenue in overbrook when it happened. >> i was turning to open my car up and i see somebody running towards me, and i thought he was running for the bus so i -- he moved over and i said excuse me, i'm in your way. >> reporter: video shows her struggling with one of the men. moments later you see the other suspect join in when he realizes the victim is putting up a fig fight. >> you'

it had been auction off when it was left at a storage unit but tonight our shawnette wilson delivered quite the surprise. she's live at philadelphia city hall where that dress turn up. shawnette. >> reporter: well iain so we still don't know who return this dress, but they drop it off to officials here at city hall. and tonight we surprised the woman at herman that was what home. she was brought to tears. >> there's quite a few people that had said that i needed to get over it. >> reporter: roses land plum was still heart broken two week after we first interviewed her. we stopped by herman chew what home tonight to ask if she had received any leads on her missing wedding dress. >> i had given hope up. >> she reach out to fox 292 weeks ago. she showed us these pictures of her wedding dress which will been storage unit that was auctioned after she says she fell on hard times and couldn't afford to keep it. what made the dress even more special, are the memories it held of her mother who passed away three years ago one year after the wedding. >> it was so special because my momma got to

fox 29's shawnette wilson has been top of this story since it broke this afternoon much she's live inhester tonight with the latest. shawnette. >> reporter: well, dawn, no word tonight from detectives on suspect or motive and it is still unclear whether this delivery driver was hit by stray bullet or was he the intented target? ups driver new exactly where to go after he was shot while driving in his delivery truck this afternoon. the man was reportedly in the area of tenth and high land street in chester when he was by a bullet. the driver managed to keep going about three to four blocks to murphy's ford dill dealership on collision center on township line road. he pulled in asking for help. >> he came in, and sure enough there was paramedic here with, took him right in and took him to the hospital. >> dan murphy says the driver was familiar with the dealership because they service most emergency vehicles in the area. he believes the driver knew it was a safe place and the closest he would be sure to get help. >> almost always a paramedic here or police or something because we take c

fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us from philadelphia police headquarters now with the story. awnette. >> reporter: well, dawn, this is a second year the raw steen family has held this vigil for peace and they started it aft losing so many people close to them to gun violence. >> tiff knee knows the pain of losing a loved one. her brother celine was murdered four years ago. she's one of a few dozen people who came out tonight for a vigil in north philly. >> keep doing it every year. i'm saying it might not cure the pain ever, i'm saying, but it can help them. kit help them. like it can ease they pain more and more and more. >> reporter: mark and his family organize the vigil held near 16 many and susquehanna streets isn't we're praying for unity. that's the bottom line of it to pray for unity. >> reporter: terry runs a crisis center near 16th and lehigh where he put out this casket with a sign all lives matter. it represents a 16-year-old boy who was killed after leaving the center which serves as a safe place for kids to escape the violence of the street we lost four of our ki

shawnette wilson is pus. you've been speaking with that student. >> reporter: i have lucy and she gave a surveillance videoer window. now, police have not confirmed that that is the person they're looking for but the victim says it is him based on what she saw from the inside looking out. >> i see a flash in my window, and i like screamed and freaked out re student doesn't want to show her face after what she says happened to her. t gotten out of the shower around 10:30 last night. she was in the bedroom of her off campus apartment on north 15th street when she noticed a camera flash through her blinds. >> i had my shades down but there's a little space in between my, um, the bars, thendi guess he saw right in between. >> reporter: she says her to cay bute wasn't sure it was the suspect until the apartment building which shows the guy at her window. it captures what appears to be a camera flash like the victim described. he then hops the fence crossing over on to different property and takes off. >> she's now

let's get out to fox 29's shawnette wilson live tonight near the scene in chester, delaware county. shawnette. >> reporter: well there is some good news tonight, jeff. spoke person for ups says that driver was lucky. he suffered only graze wound. so he was not seriously hurt. and there was a helper also with him. that person was not hurt. behind me is the dealership where the driver managed to continue driving towards to get help. >> apparently there's a shooting down on tenth street at the rite aid and the guy got hit in the shoulder. >> reporter: ups driver new exactly where to go after he was shot while driving in his delivery truck this afternoon. the man was reportedly in the area of tenth and high land street in chester when he was hit by a bullet. the driver managed to keep going about three to four blocks to murphy's ford dealership and collision center on township line road. he pulled in asking for help. >> he came in and sure enough there was a paramedic here with... took him right up and took him up to the hospital. >> reporter: the owner dan murphy says the driver was fam

good evening, i'm shawnette wilson in for lucy noland tonight. >> i'm iain page. investigators trying to figure out why this woman was targeted. fox twin's joanne pileggi joins us live in south philadelphia where she spoke to detectives. joanne? >> reporter: iain, good evening everyone. i don't know anyone who in shaking their head in disgust with this crime. cold-blooded murder of 81-year-old marie buck is one of the most horrific in recent memory and they are confirming to night that buck was in fact targeted by her killer. even the police who deal with all types of crime, all the time, say they have a hard time dealing with the brutal murder of 81-year-old marie buck of south philly. >> we have an 81-year-old defenseless grandmother who is basically executed the day before christmas. i mean it doesn't getter much sad derr than that. report roar police brass speaking for the first time since the christmas eve murder. detectives have been working the case around the clock reviewing surveillance video and interviewing anyone with potential information. >> my guys

let's get straight to fox 29's shawnette wilson and shawnette you just talked to police win the pastive minutes. of course, this investigation is in its very early stages. >> reporter: lucy, they do tell us that an innocent woman was hit as a result of this incident tonight as you mentionementioned she has since. police not releasing her identity pending notification of the family but if you take a look behind me you can see still very much an active scene here as the road remains blocked off at this hour. now here's what we can tell you. it started around 7:30 tonight. we're told at 48th and west minster. police were responding to shots fired in that area. they tell us that they see a suspect or person get into a nissan and pull off. we're told glass was actually around the area of that car that took off. at that point, police begin to pursue but the car does not st stop. they tell thus along the way, the suspects hit four cars. near 42nd and locust. this is the intersection the video you're looking at right now. again, one woman was injured. she was taken to the hospital and has si

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live at temple campus. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, surveillance video that the victim says she got from a nearby building shows a man outside her window. we've blurred the suspect because police have not confirmed that that is who they are looking for. meanwhile, this temple university student says she's frightened by what happened. >> it's right out here. where we saw it. >> reporter: this temple university student doesn't want to show her face after what she says happened to her. >> i see a flash in my window, and i like screamed and freaked out. >> reporter: victim says she had just gotten out of the shower around 10:30 last night. she was in the bedroom of her off campus apartment on north 15th street when she noticed a camera flash through her blinds. >> i had my shades down but there's a little space in between my, um, the bars the window and the blinds. so i guess he saw right in between. >> reporter: she says her boyfriend was there at the time and ran out to catch the guy but let him go because he

in west deptford, shawnette wilson fox 29 news. >>> tonight a jury has cleared a former philadelphia l and i official. it's not guilty for dominic verde. federal prosecutors charged will him long list of corruption charges including extortion and conspiracy. the feds claim that he he can polited bar owners by having ownership in a alcohol distributor and then offered special protection to businesses that bought from that distributor. the jury deliberated for only few hours before returning a not guilty verdict. >>> a local man is probably not too happen with keyless remote technology for his car. police believe two guys used device harnesses that technology to get into his car on the 2400 block of per rot street in fairmount. police just released this surveillance video from november 29th. the two men ransack the car but left with nothing. keyless technology works by unlocking your car's door when you're near it. the thieves may have had device that basically highjacked that signal from the owner's key. >>> tonight music bringing light to darkness. neighborhoods across our area the d

let's get right out to fox 29's shawnette wilson live in wayne with the very latest. shawnette. >> reporter: we stopped by his paoli condo that we're told he shares with fiance'. no one was home. but tonight the former radnor commissioner is facing some disgraceful charges. 75-year-old william spangler a former radnor township commissioner is facing indecent assault charges for an unspeakable crime against an elderly mentally disabled woman. police say he inn appropriately touched a 103-year-old woman on several occasions while visiting her at a wayne nursing home. >> i saw it on social media this morning. >> reporter: as news spread of the charges people were sickened to learn the details of the allegations. according to this court document, radnor police were called to the wayne nursing home on 30 west avenue on decembe december 16th for a report of an assault. at least two staff members say they saw spangler greet the victim by kissing her on the lips. then later with his hands moving around the victim's chest area underneath the blanket that was covering her. the e

. >> i'm shawnette wilson in for lucy. people were arrested at the mall tonight.et's get right tout fox 29's brad sattin. when you got there police were all over the place, right? >> reporter: yeah, they were shawnette. in fact this was the second night that this has happened. fortunately, all is quiet at this point. it was about an hour or so of chaos. all started apparently this group communicator earlier on snap chat via social media. they were told to come down here to create some chaos. they stepped off septa buses about 200 young teens, did come down here, police, however, were ready. police say for a second night in a row a flash mob of young teenagers showed up at the philadelphia mills mall former franklin mills looking to create chaos. 100 last night. 200 tonight. most arriving by septa bus. but tonight police were ready of the 200 most were turned away but about 30 did get into the mall. >> when he one they got in the food court area, that's they began acting diss orally. they were running around. jumping on tables and chairs. yelling and screaming and

fox 29's shawnette wilson spoke to the wilmington fire chief this evening. awnette, emotions just raw tonight. >> reporter: yeah, without a question, lucy. chief anthony good took the time to speak to me on the phone for a few moments tonight but his heart was simply too heavy to talk on camera. he is now asking everyone to spray for his department as they prepare to say goodbye again to another one of their bravest. a cloud of sadness hangs over the wilmington fire department for the third time in two months. tonight senior firefighter hope died of injuries she suffered battling a fire on september 24th that was ruled arson. she had been in the hospital ever since with burns over 70% of her body. >> it's an absolute shame. >> reporter: word of her death spread around the city residents like james cordell recalled the day the fire happened at this home on lake view road in cam bee park. two other firefighters died in the fire. firefighter brad speakman was hurt but has since been released from the hospital. >> considering how the way the community rallied aro

fox 29's shawnette wilson is live outside the evesham police department with the details. shawnette. >> reporter: well, the most recent happened today and police say it was during daylight hou hours. this all has many residents especially young children concerned. >> three-year-old logan has no problem spotting what's missing from the christmas decorations his parents put up in the front yard of their evesham home film we dope have stan blow up any more. >> reporter: giroux family cement about two days putting up hot day display. logan and his sister olivia were excited about it. thursday of last week someone stole the santa they put out every year. >> we had santa claus airplane on the front lawn nice propeller that that moved around we had it for about 10 years. i came out and look aig round the something looks different. santa claus is gone. >> reporter: police say it's happening all around the township. people stealing or vandalizing holiday decorations it's happening so much that police posted a warning on their facebook page for neighbors to be on the look out. >> kin

fox 29's shawnette wilson has been on this story all day. she's life tonight in chester. shawnette?> reporter: well dawn according to a witness the driver suffered a graze wound to the shoulder. we tried contacting chester police for most of the evening. we are still waiting to hear how and why this hammed. >> apparently a shooting down tenth street at the rite aid and guy got hit in the shoulder. >> reporter: ups driver new exactly where to go after he was shot while driving in his delivery truck this afternoon. the man was reportedly in the area of tenth and high land street in chester when he was hit by bullet. the driver managed to keep going about three to four blocks to murphy's ford dealership and collision center on township line road. he pulled in asking for help. >> he came in, and sure enough there was paramedic here with -- took him right up and took him to the hospital. >> reporter: owner dan murphy says the driver was familiar with the dealership she service most vehicles in the area. he believe the driver knew it was safe place and the closest he would be sure to get

fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us from philadelphia police headquarters now with the story. tte. >> reporter: well, dawn and chris, this is the second year this north philly family has held this vigil. they say that murders have increased since last year making their mission to call for peace even more important. >> homicides in philadelphia it's too much. >> tiffany knows the pain of lose a loved one. her brother was murdered four years ago. she's one of a few dozen people who came out tonight for a vigil in north philly. >> keep doing it every year. it might not cure the pain ever but it can help them. it can help them. ease they pain more and more and more. >> reporter: mark and his family organized the vigil held near 16th and susquehanna streets. it's the second year they've hosted it to get the community together to remember those lost to gun violence and to promote peace. >> we're here to bring unity, you know what i mean. that's the bottom line of it. to bring unity. >> bottom line this. >> reporter: several people spoke expressing their heart ache and calling for an

fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us now with the team's mission. nette. >> reporter: iain they providing an environment where people struggling with addiction can enjoy sports while staying sober. this looks like an ordinary basketball game. and it is. with the exception of the reason these particular players are hitting the hardwood. >> there's going to be sober environment with sober people. >> reporter: 26-year-old jimmy mc donned is a player and part player of the sober sports. the teams are made up with people like jimmy. >> i started experimenting with percocet and pills and led me to heroin. and then led me on downward spiral. >> the sober sports league helps encourage him and others on their continuous path to recovery. this is video from sunday's game at camden county college. but they plan to expand to other sports. >> people you can expect with if you're struggling if you feel like drinking organize getting high that person next to you on first base can talk you out of it. >> steven is co-founder of the league. >> this is ground zero for

fox 29 shawnette wilson just getting back from his heart warming event. >> it is a tough time though families many have young children and understandably didn't want to be on camera while they're in the process of getting back on their feet, but a local organization helped them put their worries as cidar at least for one night. >> i got my good days and i got my bad days. >> reporter: nicole copper has a reason to smile in the midst of a trying time. >> i think it's pretty cool, you know what i mean, for the kids, you know what i mean, you know, to enjoy they self. >> reporter: she and her two daughters 10-year-oldaughters ay party in east germantown. it's a shelter for families who are homeless and waiting for housing. >> as soon as they get home from school, like are we going to the party? are we going to the party. >> reporter: families treated to concert, dancing and snacks put on by the true way youth empowerment foundation made of a local family dedicated to using their talents to put smiles on the faces of families in need. isn't we just thought that families that are in trans

a lot of the shoppers, shawnette wilson talked to last night, pretty surprised. >> here is the sledge> oh,. >> 1:00 in the morning. >> really? >> they said he got up to like $100,000 in stuff. >> oh, my word. >> isn't that crazy? >> wow. that's craze. >> i so you hadn't heard about it, though? >> no, no, i had not, no, i hadn't. >> we have no clue what he came or went in. there is no surveillance apparently outside. so police didn't put out description of any car or van or truck or whatever he was in. and it looks like they didn't put one out because they don't have one, and kohl's probably never thought they needed surveillance system out here in the parking lot or outside on the sidewalk before, don't be surprised that not going to replace the glass front doors, but maybe start seeing surveillance cameras getting installed here real soon, too. so this doesn't happen again. >> you know, let's hope some of the surrounding businesses, is that a bank across the street in hopefully they captured something. >> reporter: yep, they got a bank, they got a gas station, but the problem is you

our shawnette wilson reports it is all through basketball. >> this looks like an ordinary basketball it is. with the exception of the reason these particular players are hitting the hard wood. >> there is going to be a social environment with sober people. >> twenty-six year old jimmy mcdonnell is a player and part founder of the sober sport league, the teams made up of people like jimmy in recovery from drugs and other substance abuse disorders. >> i started experimenting with open at, like perk sets, pills it, led me to heroin, and then in a downward spire ram. >> jimmy says the sober sports league helps him and other continue in a positive way. >> this is camden county college, but plan to expand to other sports. >> people you can connect with, if you're struggling, if you like like drinking or getting high that person next to you can talk you out of it. >> co-founder of the league. >> this is ground zero for the heroin epidemic in america. this is where the pure he is heroin is in the country, and people are dying left and right. >> steven and jimmy both work at humble combinatio