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...
PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2023) – The District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday released the following statement on a Municipal Court judge’s dismissal of all criminal charges, including Murder, against former Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial, for his role in the fatal shooting...
PHILADELPHIA (September 25, 2023) — A Philadelphia jury convicted Zamir Burton (DOB 11/6/2001) of Third Degree Murder, Attempted Murder, Abuse of Corpse, and Possession of an Instrument of Crime last week for his role in a plot involving the maiming and torture of two Philadelphia men in...
PHILADELPHIA (September 8, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday announced the arrest of Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial for his role in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry in August. Shortly after noon on August 14, 2023, Dial and his partner followed Irizarry by vehicle...
PHILADELPHIA (September 5, 2023) – District Attorney Larry Krasner released the following statement on the city’s announcement that Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will be leaving the Philadelphia Police Department for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: “I join others in wishing...
PHILADELPHIA (August 28, 2023) — A Philadelphia jury convicted Charles Young (DOB 12/27/1990) for his role in the assault and robbery of a female Uber driver near LaSalle University in April 2022, District Attorney Larry Krasner and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office...