4 children shot, 1 fatally, on Philadelphia street
PHILADELPHIA » Police say two gunmen firing from opposite sides of a Philadelphia street unleashed a hail of bullets on four children, killing a 14-year-old boy.
Authorities say the other three children were wounded, including an 11-year-old boy, and are in stable condition. A 24-year-old man was also injured, but police say the teens were the intended targets.
The victims were outside on a sidewalk at about midnight Monday when the shooting occurred in North Philadelphia.
The 14-year-old was shot in the forehead and died from his injuries hours later.
Capt. John Ryan says at least 21 shots were fired. He says they don’t have any suspects right now, as the shooters were wearing dark clothing and hoodies.
No possible motive was released.
Carmella Rizzo, wife of former Philadelphia mayor, dies
PHILADELPHIA » Carmella Rizzo, wife of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, has died. She was 101.
An obituary posted on the Lownes Funeral Home site said Rizzo, of Chestnut Hill, died Sunday.
She was born on July 25, 1916 — during WWI — and married Frank Rizzo during World War II, on April 18, 1942.
The funeral notice called her “consistent and dignified as first lady of Philadelphia” and said “she should be admired as an example of a woman who always stood by her principles, encouraging and loving others, especially her husband and children.”
Carmella Rizzo died one day short of the 27th anniversary of her husband’s death in 1991.
A funeral mass is scheduled Friday at Our Mother of Consolation Church. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Revenue at Pennsylvania’s casinos creep to record high
HARRISBURG, PA. » Revenue at Pennsylvania’s commercial casinos crept to a record high above $3.2 billion in the just-completed fiscal year.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Tuesday that revenue at the state’s 12 casinos rose by $45 million, or 1.4 percent, over the 2017 fiscal year. That beat 2016’s record high by nearly $20 million, or almost 1 percent.
The state in the meantime is in the midst of an aggressive gambling expansion to help shore up its treasury.
Last year’s American Gaming Association figures showed that gross revenue at Pennsylvania’s commercial casinos was No. 2 in the nation, higher than any other state’s except Nevada’s.
Last year’s figures also showed that Pennsylvania was the No. 1 state in tax revenue from the casino industry, netting $1.4 billion in the 2017 fiscal year.