An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Philadelphia in what appeared to be retaliation for the death of a 21-year-old man who was shot while talking to a candidate for the Pennsylvania House, police said.
Officials said a man was shot in the head Sunday afternoon while speaking to Democratic candidate Chris Rabb and a campaign volunteer about the state’s upcoming primary.
“He was enthusiastic about the political process,” said Rabb, who is running for a seat in the 200th District.
The man told Rabb that he was planning to work at his local polling place on Tuesday.
“This impressed us and we were in the process of encouraging him to join our campaign,” Rabb said late Sunday in a statement. “Moments after he gave us his contact information he was murdered.”
Police say the man was shot twice in the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Rabb was able to pull his volunteer to safety in a nearby convenience store. They were not injured.
A few hours later in the same neighborhood, police said an 18-year-old man was shot in the back and a 17-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet in a drive-by shooting. The 18-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The 17-year-old was expected to recover.
Police did not immediately release the names of the victims.
“We do believe this is retaliation,” said Commissioner Richard Ross.
He said police would patrol the neighborhood to try to prevent more violence.
“We’re going to continue to do what we do and hopefully try to save lives,” he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.Â
Street violence in a democrat neighborhood…Who would have thunk it….
Yeah…who…certainly not I…
Ahhh, Philadelphia!
It’s a disgusting city! It hasn’t changed in 46 years! Not as bad as downtown LA but almost. Gangs wander those streets
Exactly why I left 27 yrs ago
Oh, I know the answer-take away the guns from law-abiding citizens- that will solve it. Gee, why didn’t I think of that?
Sure, that’s how Germany exterminated the Jews! Want a repeat over here in the USA? The criminals do not purchase their guns at stores, they by them illegally off the streets. Our nation is defenseless if we cannot bear arms as our Constitutional right.
Skip – Your grasp of history is a bit limited. In those ghettos where Jews did get armed, the German tanks rolled in and demolished whole buildings.
Does that mean you would like tanks, RPGs, drones and finally nukes for self-protection? Whatever your belief in Wayne LaPierre (yeh, the draft-dodger!) , no-one wants to disarm YOU – just the gang bangers and drug dealers who have no registration. If you are legal, you have nothing to worry about … so get real and stop supporting draft dodgers like LaPierre!
Unless you are one too … just askin’
But Hillary equates gangs with family so gangs must be a good thing!
This is every day & more refugee & illegals are set free. The CA terrors attack. They we’re taken off watch list. Obama wants more refugees from Syria but not a through back ground check. Our Border Patrol can’t use live bullets, rubber. Its a catch but under Obama’s orders. The criminals are not released but put back on streets. Colexco, Morina Valley and Cochella just a few towns taken over by drug gangs. Trump close the borders. The illegals work for cash and family on welfare. Most business moving out of CA. God Bless Our Country. Vote for Trump. He covered every issue. You have to live close to borders to know how bad it is. Media owned by Obama.
TRUMP 2016 HILLARY FOR PRISON 2016
A daily occurrence.
Sad.
The texas border let in one hundred twenty thousand illegal immigrants from october
2015 to march 2016. I’ll bet none of them were checked out. They’re let in and where
Do they disappear to. we must keep an eye on them because they get american help that
We pay for.
Yes, and there’s been 164,000 serious criminal acts committed in Texas by illegal aliens in the last year. I accept the America is the melting pot of the world, ( oops now that wasn’t PC was it? Too bad!) but I do believe that any one coming to live here do it legally and become a part of our society. You know like get a job, pay your on way, don’t expect the tax payers to make a living for you, assimilate into the American culture and learn how to speak English. Period!
We must not ignore the Muslims as their plan to take over the US is well on it’s way. They have reached at least 3% of our population and I’ve read books from former Muslims that once they reach 2% you will see more confrontations and demands from those who have established all Muslim neighborhoods. For example in MN, MI, VA, TN, NY to name a few. Between the Muslims and the illegals and elected traitors patriots ( not liberals) are going to have to leave the country or be slaughtered.