Monday, March 24, 2008

Three Dead on Easter Sunday

On March 23, at 2:44 am, police responded to a shooting at 2400 South 72nd Street.  Upon arrival police found Bao Nguien, a 23-year-old Asian male, lying outside the Phoung Thanh Cafe with a gunshot wound to the chest.  Nguien was transported to Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 3:08 am. Sources say gambling was involved.

At 6:02 pm, on the 2000 block of North 11th Street, police found Kevin Parker, a 22-year-old black male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body.  Parker was transported to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:23 pm.

At 9:56 pm, police responded to a call of a person with a gun at 5000 Wakefield Street.  Upon arrival, police found Johnathan Palmer, 20-year-old black male, lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the face and chest. Palmer was transported to Einstein Medical Center and was pronounced dead at 10:15 pm.

The city's body count for 2008: 67

1 comment:

rip said...

The police caught the guy LAMAR REID! He murderd my buddy Johnathan Palmer