5 Murders, 22 Hours, 1 Neighborhood

Around 10 am on the 3000 block of North Howard Street police are investigating another murder - the fifth in the Badlands neighborhood in 22 hours. **Police have identified the victim as Luis Rivera, 32, Hispanic male.**

Yesterday afternoon two men were shot and killed in the 3000 block of North Howard Street. Police have identified the victims as Jose Ortiz, 45 of the 3200 block of Rorer Street and Robert Beltran, 38, of the 2900 block of Howard Street.

Last night in the area, around 9 pm, three men were shot. Barry Johnson, 33, of the 500 block of West York Street was shot in the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Rubin Rasheen Eason, 28, of the 2300 block of North Hancock Street, was shot in the head and arm. He was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 9:41 pm. Another victim, 23, was shot in the back. He is listed in stable condition at Temple.

Police have made no arrests, and say the recent rash of murders in the neighborhood are drug-related.