PHILADELPHIA (October 30, 2023) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and prosecutors with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit announced on Monday that Michael Ortiz (DOB 1/11/98) was convicted by a jury of First Degree Murder and related...
PHILADELPHIA (October 27, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday announced that Murder and related charges were filed against Zhontay Capers (DOB: 3/13/2002) for the fatal shooting of SEPTA Bus Driver Bernard Gribbin on Thursday, October 26.“Today, my office announced...
PHILADELPHIA (October 23, 2023) – The District Attorney’s Special Investigations Unit on Monday announced that it had secured the convictions of a former Philadelphia Police officer and a former Catholic priest in separate prosecutions alleging child sexual abuse and assault. On Friday,...
PHILADELPHIA (October 20, 2023) – The District Attorney’s Homicide/Non-Fatal Shootings Unit will be prosecuting three individuals from New Jersey for their alleged roles in the murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez and attempted murder of Officer Raul Ortiz at the...
PHILADELPHIA (October 19, 2023) — Members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Gun Violence Task Force announced on Thursday that two suspects were arrested and charged for their roles in a carjacking and burglary of a West Philadelphia pharmacy during last month’s...
PHILADELPHIA (October 13, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement on Thursday night’s shooting incident at the Philadelphia International Airport, in which one Philadelphia Police officer was killed and a second officer is recovering from gunshot wounds:...
PHILADELPHIA (October 12, 2023) – Jalen Mickens pleaded guilty on Thursday for his role in three gang-related shootings in West Philadelphia, following an intense investigative effort led by the DA’s Gun Violence Task Force and partner law enforcement agencies. Mickens (DOB: 1/28/2001) was...
PHILADELPHIA (October 6, 2023) – The Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force on Friday secured sentences of 45 years to 90 years in prison for two young people engaged in senseless, retaliatory shootings with rival street groups in South and Southwest Philadelphia for years – leaving families...
PHILADELPHIA (October 4, 2023) — Members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Gun Violence Task Force and Philadelphia Police Department announced charges today against a 26-year-old motorcyclist for his role in the assault of a mother and her two children near City Hall on...
PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner and the District Attorney’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee on Monday released the following statements on Josh Kruger, a longtime community journalist and justice advocate for the LGBTQ+ and recovery communities. Kruger was killed in...