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Man Killed In Chester Home; Man In Custody For Phoenixville Shooting; Woman Found Dead In Wilmington

by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/02/17 4:37 am | updated: 10/02/17 4:37 am

Chester Police are now investigating after a man was shot and killed in a Delaware County home. The shooting took place on the 1400 block of Kerlin Street at around 9:30 am on Sunday. Police were called onto the scene after they received reports of gunshots in the area. Officers arrived on the scene to find a man shot multiple times. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, so far no arrests have been made.

Police in Chester County have now arrested the man responsible for a deadly shooting that took place in Phoenixville on Thursday night. 21-year-old Keyon Carpenter was taken into custody in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon after a 17 hour search for him. Carpenter shot and killed 20-year-old Joshua Mitchell on the 200 block of Bridge Street. Witnesses say that the two were in an argument when Carpenter pulled out a handgun and shot Mitchell and continued to fire into the crowd near them. Carpenter then fled, leaving the handgun behind near a local church. Mitchell was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police are still questioning Carpenter to find out a motive.

Wilmington Police are now investigating a suspected murder. The incident took place at Kirkwood Park on 11th and Spruce Streets at around 9:30 am on Sunday. When police arrived they found a 31-year-old woman inside of a port-a-potty at the park. Police say that the woman was found covered in blood after being stabbed multiple times. The woman was found by a couple after they saw the woman's feet protruding from the port-a-potty. Forensics teams are now running tests to figure out the identify of the woman.

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