For those of us who grew up in Northeast and Roosevelt Mall area, the idea of a small plane crashing out of the sky at Friday rush hour on Cottman Ave is a terrifying sight. Thinking of and praying for everyone in the area
I-95 North Ramp to Bridge Street/Harbison Avenue (Exit 27) to Close Permanently Tonight in Northeast Philadelphia🏗️
Ramp, lane restrictions also planned next week on I-95 in Philadelphia.
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PPD Sources also confirm that cops on the street did not know Officer Fitzgerald was in foot pursuit, or physically fighting for his life, until AFTER they HEARD the fatal shots being fired.
PPD officers were less than HALF A BLOCK AWAY, and could have potentially intervened had they heard the radio calls.