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District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Gun Violence Task Force Announces Charges Against Chair of Philadelphia Citizens Police Oversight Commission

October 27, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (October 27, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Gun Violence Task Force today announced charges against Hassan Bennett, chair of the Philadelphia Citizens Police Oversight Commission, for selling sensitive information regarding a witness in a domestic violence...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, Elected Officials, Justice Partners Release Report Analyzing the Impact of the Thurmond Amendment on Fair Housing in Pennsylvania

October 16, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (October 16, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner, elected officials and justice partners today jointly released a report analyzing the negative impacts of the Thurmond Amendment of the Fair Housing Act on individuals and communities across Pennsylvania. The report titled Housing...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit Announces Third-Degree Murder Convictions of Two Defendants for Fatally Beating Toddler in 2023

October 6, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (October 6, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit on Tuesday announced the third-degree murder convictions of Dominique Bailey and Kevin Spencer for fatally beating Bailey’s four-year-old son, Damari Carter, in 2023. A...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit Announce Third-Degree Murder Conviction of Defendant in 2024 Fatal Beating in North Philadelphia

October 5, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (October 5, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit on Monday announced a recent third-degree murder conviction of defendant Darien Ramsey for a 2024 fatal beating in North Philadelphia. A jury convicted Defendant Darien...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit Announce Third-Degree Murder Conviction of Man Involved in 2024 Mass Shooting in West Philadelphia

September 25, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (September 25, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit on Friday announced a third-degree murder conviction of defendant Tahir Shoatz for his involvement in a 2024 mass shooting in West Philadelphia in which three people were...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit Announce Charges Against Defendant Chardae Sapp for Fatal Kingsessing Fire

September 18, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (September 18, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit announced charges against Defendant Chardae Sapp for her role in a fatal fire that killed one person and injured four others in the city’s Kingsessing neighborhood...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit Announce Sentencing of Defendant in Roxborough High School Shooting and North Philadelphia Murder

September 11, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (September 11, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit on Friday announced the sentencing of defendant Zaakir McClendon for the murder of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde, the wounding of four other children outside Roxborough High...

District Attorney Larry Krasner Statement on Common Pleas Court’s Injunction Against Illegal Speakeasy “Nipsey’s Hookah Lounge”

September 2, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (September 2, 2026) — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner issued the following statement regarding the Common Pleas Court’s issuance of an injunction against the operator of Nipsey’s Hookah Lounge, the illegal speakeasy where off-duty Philadelphia Police Officer...

District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit Announce Charges Against Defendant Alexis Flores for the Murder of Five-Year-Old I’riana De Jesus

September 2, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (September 1, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit on Tuesday announced charges against defendant Alexis Flores for the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old I’riana De Jesus in 2000. Defendant Alexis Flores (DOB...

DA Larry Krasner, DAO’s Homicide & Non-Fatal Shootings Unit Announce First-Degree Murder Conviction of Defendant in 2021 Murder of Woman, Unborn Child

August 31, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (August 31, 2026) — District Attorney Larry Krasner and the DAO’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shootings Unit on Monday announced the first-degree murder conviction and sentencing of Justin Smith in the 2021 killing of Dianna Brice and her unborn child. A jury convicted Justin Smith...

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