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Carroll Park Shooting, SpaceX Falcon Launch (Video), 76ers Help Kids Holiday Shop

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/22/15 8:53 am | updated: 12/22/15 8:53 am

Detectives are investigating the death of an unidentified man who was shot while he walked his puppy on the 300 block of Horton Street in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia. Police responded to a call about gunshots just before 7:00 Monday. When they arrived, they found the man, who appeared to be in his mid-20s, shot in the head and bleeding heavily. Officers picked him up and rushed him to Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short while later. The victim wasn't carrying any identification on him and neighbors say he was still holding the dog's leash in his hands while he lay bleeding on the ground.

SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring toward orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then in an even more astounding feat, it landed the 15-story leftover booster back on Earth safely. It was the first time an unmanned rocket returned to land vertically at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and represented a tremendous success for SpaceX. The company led by billionaire Elon Musk is striving for reusability to drive launch costs down and open up space to more people. On its previous flight back in June, SpaceXâ€™s Falcon 9 rocket failed shortly after liftoff, destroying a supply ship intended for the International Space Station. A snapped strut in the upper stage was to blame. SpaceX spent months correcting the problem and improving the unmanned rocket. It hopes to resume supply runs for NASA in February.

Itâ€™s a slam dunk of a Christmas for some underprivileged kids from Chester County who went on a shopping spree Monday night with a few Philadelphia 76ers. Alongside star player Jahlil Okafor, Sixers point guard Isaiah Canaan helped the kids spend their $200 gift card for Dickâ€™s Sporting Goods in King of Prussia. Okafor says he thinks he had as much fun as the kids. The children were selected through the Believe and Achieve Foundation and their local YMCA.

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