| Suspected gunman stalks Philadelphia teen girl moments before deadly shooting in new video | |
| Sep 15, 2022 | |
| Philadelphia authorities have released a video showing the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a teen who was out walking her dog with another person over the weekend. The surveillance video shows a hooded suspect stalking around, looking through and around parked vehicles to watch 17-year-old Teryn Johnson, who was shot just before 9 p.m. Sunday night in what investigators believe was a targeted attack. The Philadelphia Police Department has not yet made an arrest and is requesting public assistance for any information that could lead to an arrest. On Sunday, Philadelphia police officers responded to the 5300 block of Harrock Street, after reports of gunfire. FATHER OF 7 'AMBUSHED AND EXECUTED' ON PHILADELPHIA HOME'S FRONT LAWN, POLICE SAY Once on scene, the officers found a severely wounded victim and transported her to Temple University Hospital. She was pronounced dead at 9:16 p.m., police said. The new surveillance video leading up to the deadly shooting provides additional details surrounding the attack, including that at least two people were involved in carrying out the attack as well as a general description of the suspect and the identification of the getaway vehicle. Investigators say the suspect watched the victims for several minutes before carrying out the attack and the video montage appears to confirm this information. PHILADELPHIA SHOOTING LEAVES 2 DEAD AND 4 INJURED In the video, authorities said the suspect and at least one other person were in a dark-colored Dodge Challenger parked on the road next to the victims before it is seen parking further down the street. Once the victim and the other individual pass the Challenger, the suspect, dressed in all-black clothing, exits and runs across the street towards them. The suspect appears to continue watching the victim from behind a utility van for several moments before re-entering the Challenger. The sportscar then drives up close to the victims, the suspect exits and fires a gun at least three times. Witnesses at the scene Sunday night claimed the victim had several gunshot wounds, Fox 29 reported. On Monday, Captain Jason Smith from the Philadelphia Police Department said at a press conference that the victim was "specifically targeted." The Homicide Detectives Division is continuing to investigate the incident and the city of Philadelphia is offering a cash reward of $20,000 for information that results in an arrest and conviction. Authorities warn not to approach the suspect but to contact 911 immediately. Tips can be submitted via telephone, at 215.686.TIPS (8477) or texted to 215.686.TIPS (8477). | |
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| Pence returns to New Hampshire to boost GOP nominee Bolduc in key Senate showdown | |
| Sep 15, 2022 | |
| Former Vice President Mike Pence returned to New Hampshire on Wednesday evening, to headline a fundraiser for former Army Gen. Don Bolduc, who hours earlier narrowly won the Republican Senate nomination in the key general battleground state. Bolduc will face former governor and first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in November's midterm elections in a Senate race that may determine if the GOP wins back the chamber’s majority. "I am here for one reason, and one reason only. And that is 54 days from today we need to retire Maggie Hassan," the former vice president said to energetic applause from the crowd of Republican leaders, officials, activists and donors gathered in Wilton, New Hampshire. "If there was ever a time when we needed New Hampshire and America to send proven conservative leadership to the United States Senate, it is now. If there was ever a time for Gen. Don Bolduc in the United States Senate, it is now." Bolduc, in making his second straight Senate bid, has run as an outsider and populist as he’s embraced much of former President Donald Trump’s agenda. He narrowly edged his top rival – longtime New Hampshire Senate president Chuck Morse – in a crowded and combustible field of contenders in a primary battle that became increasingly divisive. TRUMP STAYED NEUTRAL, BUT MAGA-REPUBLICANS SWEEP NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FIERY GOP PRIMARIES While Bolduc gave New Hampshire conservatives plenty of red meat, there were concerns from some Republicans in the state and nationally that a primary victory by the retired general, who has severely struggled with fundraising, will allow Hassan to win re-election. Two weeks ago, a newly formed super PAC named the White Mountain PAC, which had loose links to longtime Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's political orbit, dished out roughly $4 million to run TV commercials in New Hampshire blasting Bolduc for his "crazy ideas." ABORTION SHOWDOWN: HASSAN TARGETS BOLDUC IN KEY SENATE FACE-OFF Both Pence and Bolduc urged party unity in their remarks at the fundraiser. "Now is the time for us to unite and come together as a party in New Hampshire, come together as a party all across this country and do what needs to be done. And I’m here to tell you I know we will," Pence said. "People worry sometimes about the divisions in party. I was asked about that when I was up in Wisconsin earlier this week. What are we going to do to bring the Republican Party together? I said I got four solutions – Chuck, Nancy, Joe, Kamala." With two of his primary rivals sitting in the audience, Bolduc attempted to make amends. "A campaign is tough. It’s tough on everybody. We say things in the heat of conversation that we regret later. We hope that we can say we’re sorry for it and people forgive, but that’s not always the case. And I’m no different," Bolduc lamented. "I’m a man who’s fallible. A man who errors. A man who says things that perhaps should be left unsaid." And he emphasized that "I think we should take account for that. Because the only way that we are going to gain unity is to recognize that we’re not all perfect. Recognize our faults. Recognize that we’ve made mistakes. Ask God for forgiveness. Ask people for forgiveness. And then we have to move forward. I cannot do this alone. I need your help." THESE 11 SENATE RACES WILL DECIDE THE CHAMBER'S MAJORITY Hillsborough County GOP chair Chris Ager, who’s one of New Hampshire’s two committee members on the Republican National Committee, stressed that "it’s great that within 24 hours of winning, we have a substantial number of a different segment of the party, that may not have voted for him [Bolduc], but have contributed to him already. It’s a great sign moving forward that we can pull everybody together." Ager, who helped organize the fundraiser, added that "I think it’s an important message that Republicans are coming together to win in November in New Hampshire." In both of his Senate campaigns, fundraising has not been Bolduc’s strong suit. As of August 24, he had a meager $84,000 cash on hand in his campaign coffers. A source involved in Wednesday night’s fundraiser told Fox News that six-figures were raised at the gathering. Pence agreed to headline the fundraiser a couple of weeks ago, without knowing who would win the GOP Senate nomination in New Hampshire. And the teaming up of the former vice president and Bolduc may have potentially led to some awkward conversation. Pence has been very clear about his differences with Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by right wing extremists and other Trump supporters who aimed to disrupt congressional certification of President Biden’s Electoral College victory in the 2020 election. Some of the rioters chanted hang Mike Pence as they stormed the Capitol. Pence, at the time, was in the Capitol in his constitutional role overseeing the congressional certification and he and the members of Congress were moved by Capitol Police to safety after the building was breached. SEN. HASSAN SPOTLIGHTS DIFFERENCES WITH BIDEN BUT SAYS PRESIDENT'S ‘WELCOME’ IN N.H. Bolduc, during his Senate bid, has appeared to embrace the former president's unproven claims that the 2020 election was "rigged." Bolduc was part of a group of retired generals who signed a letter questioning the legitimacy of the election due to what they charged was "a tremendous amount of fraud." The trip by Pence, who appears to be moving towards launching a 2024 presidential campaign, was his second this summer and fifth over the past year and a half to New Hampshire, which for a century’s held the first primary in the race for the White House. During his last visit to the Granite State, he headlined "Politics and Eggs," which is a must stop for potential or actual White House hopefuls. Two days after his August stop in New Hampshire, Pence made a busy two-day swing through Iowa, whose caucuses have led off the presidential nominating calendar for half a century. The former vice president’s itinerary included another must-stop for White House hopefuls: a visit to the Iowa State Fair. | |
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