[UC] So much for family fun (from today's DN)
Boy, 14, shot during fight in University City By STEPHANIE FARR Philadelphia Daily News A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded this weekend when a fight that started inside an arcade ended with real gunfire on the streets of University City. About 11:10 p.m. Saturday, cops were called to the University Family Fun Center, at 40th and Spruce streets, for a report of a fist fight among young men there, Southwest Detectives Lt. John Walker said. It's not clear what started the fight, but cops were able to get the 20 to 30 kids, ranging in age from 12 to 17, out of the arcade and disperse them, Walker said. But shortly after, at 40th and Market streets, as the kids were walking toward public transportation, another fight broke out, and someone pulled a gun and started shooting, Walker said. Cops nearby heard four or five gunshots, and a 14-year-old boy, whose identity has not been released, approached a uniformed officer and told him he'd been shot in the arm, police said. Cops could see blood running down the boy's sleeve, but it wasn't until he was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania that it was discovered that he'd been shot twice in the arm and that one of those bullets entered his side and collapsed his lung, Walker said. He was taken into surgery immediately and remained in critical condition yesterday. Police have been unable to speak with the victim because he has been sedated, Walker said. Police said that there are a lot of surveillance cameras in the area and that they are going through the tapes looking for what sparked the second fight and who fired the shots that hit the teen.
[UC] Fire tragedy -- close (enough) to home
The following is an excerpt from an item in today's Daily News: Woman dies in Darby fire on her birthday By STEPHANIE FARR, Philadelphia Daily News Twenty-six years to the day after she came into this world, Dominique Gibson left it, when she died yesterday – on her birthday – in a house fire in Darby Borough. Although her home had heat, Police Chief Robert Smythe said investigators believe Gibson was using her stove as a supplemental heat source, and that is what started the blaze. That's something people do sometimes, he said. It's a very dangerous habit they have, but they do it. It took firefighters several minutes to battle back the blaze enough to reach Gibson's second-floor apartment. She was found in a kitchen hallway. She was pronounced dead at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital at 4:20 a.m., Smythe said. This is close (enough) to home because Dominique -- a lovely young woman in every sense -- was the secretary at The Second Mile Center, our popular local thrift shop. Her co-workers and managers are devastated, as you can imagine. Beyond this, the article shows that you should not try to get extra heat from anything not specifically designed for space heating, or not up to modern standards. Dominique was apparently trying to use her stove for this purpose. Kerosene heaters are also very dangerous, as are electric units with exposed heating coils. The safest devices, should you believe one is necessary, are sealed oil-filled electric radiators with build-in temperature controls. Sweaters and heavy blankets are probably better, considering that extreme cold doesn’t occur too often in the Philadelphia area and doesn’t tend to last too long when it comes. The separate coverage in the Inquirer didn't suggest the cause of the fire but did note that she apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Neither article indicated whether the building or apartment had smoke or carbon monoxide detectors. These are required in rental properties in Philadelphia. If you own your own home, they're not required, but they're a wise precaution. - Alan Krigman KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts Inc 211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918 215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502 krf...@aol.com or al.krig...@krf.icodat.com
Re: [UC] So much for family fun (from today's DN)
Things like this can happen anywhere, but; We need good public schools,public parks, recreation centers, and libraries withresponsible adult interactions. We do not need more cameras to fool upscale consumers. Glenn -Original Message- From: krf...@aol.com Sent: Jan 24, 2011 9:32 AM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: [UC] So much for "family fun" (from today's DN) Boy, 14, shot during fight in University City By STEPHANIE FARRPhiladelphia Daily News A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded this weekend when a fight that started inside an arcade ended with real gunfire on the streets of University City. About 11:10 p.m. Saturday, cops were called to the University Family Fun Center, at 40th and Spruce streets, for a report of a fist fight among young men there, Southwest Detectives Lt. John Walker said. It's not clear what started the fight, but cops were able to get the 20 to 30 kids, ranging in age from 12 to 17, out of the arcade and disperse them, Walker said. But shortly after, at 40th and Market streets, as the kids were walking toward public transportation, another fight broke out, and someone pulled a gun and started shooting, Walker said. Cops nearby heard four or five gunshots, and a 14-year-old boy, whose identity has not been released, approached a uniformed officer and told him he'd been shot in the arm, police said. Cops could see blood running down the boy's sleeve, but it wasn't until he was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania that it was discovered that he'd been shot twice in the arm and that one of those bullets entered his side and collapsed his lung, Walker said. He was taken into surgery immediately and remained in critical condition yesterday. Police have been unable to speak with the victim because he has been sedated, Walker said. Police said that there are a lot of surveillance cameras in the area and that they are going through the tapes looking for what sparked the second fight and who fired the shots that hit the teen. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see .
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Hi, does anyone on the list work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art? I have a work-related question. Could you email me off the list? Thank you. Melinda Salmon
