Ellie Rushing

Floridian turned Philadelphian. Covering criminal justice issues and gun violence for @Phillyinquirer. DM or email [email protected]. She/her.

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

Before the Young Bag Chasers were a violent gang, they were friends from West Philly chasing music and money. A string of shootings, and the rise of drill music and social media, scrambled their intentions and altered the trajectory of their young lives. https://t.co/SpjG6TWrES

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

Gov. Josh Shapiro has asked the head of Pennsylvania’s civil rights enforcement agency to resign amid an investigation into how it has been spending tax dollars, The Inquirer has learned.
https://t.co/nXDaZmFPqH

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Come see Philly PD Commissioner Kevin Bethel in person and *off the record* at the P&P next Wednesday at 7pm!

Inquirer crime reporter @EllieRushing will host a Q&A with the commish about the city's historic drop in crime, the Kensington Initiative and more!

RSVP in the replies:

[Sophie Haigney @SophieHaigney]

This piece is remarkable
https://t.co/q3Jpb0QB1C

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🚨The P&P is hiring!🚨

We’re looking for GM to help shape an exciting new chapter for the club, while respecting what makes us special as one of Philly’s most storied institutions

See link in replies or email your cover letter/resume to [email protected]

[Sam Janesch @samjanesch]

Personal news~ Today I'm starting as the @PhillyInquirer's national political reporter. To say I'm thrilled to be joining my hometown paper in this role is a major understatement.

I'm still based in DC, but I'll be in Philly and PA frequently. Get in touch: [email protected]

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Philadelphia family court judge charged with assaulting his wife and daughter https://t.co/zwniMPT3U1

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Two men expected to be charged with killing American Airlines flight attendant outside his South Philadelphia home https://t.co/D2uC3kLpVl

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

@Dana_TFSJ @PhillyInquirer Everyone was just charged. Of course there’s no convictions yet.

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

@PhillyCrimeUpd Thanks! Not all of the 19 are YBC. The 19 includes YBC as well as smaller affiliate crews and also the rival group members.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion

Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million

Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million

Original Bezos purchase price of the Washington Post in 2013: $250 million

Bezos net worth in 2013: $25.2 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since buying the Post: $224.2 billion

Last reported annual losses of Post: $100 million

Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5

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[Gillian McGoldrick @gill_mcgoldrick]

DA Larry Krasner is forming a coalition of progressive prosecutors committed to charging federal agents who violate state laws.

It's called the Fight Against Federal Overreach, sharing an acronym with one of his favorite slogans: FAFO

via @EllieRushing

https://t.co/Kn2Rf6sjlJ

[Julia Terruso @JuliaTerruso]

Personal news: Today is my last day at the @PhillyInquirer after 12.5 amazing years. I’m so grateful to the paper that raised me for giving me every opportunity & to the brilliant journalists here who tell the region's stories so well - and whom I'm lucky to call dear friends.

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

You should also read @EllieRushing's devastating story on one of the still unsolved murders of recent years. https://t.co/1gybw6xj5m

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

@Sigmundine2 You only have to ask :) https://t.co/6nLFbfyhuI

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

Anastasiya Stangret was found dead under a wooden pallet in an abandoned lot in Frankford last June, and went unidentified for months. Her family, and the homicide detective desperate to catch her killer, want you to know her story: https://t.co/Cgp2UCCyPY

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

@AnnieMcTV @6abc We will miss you, Annie! Good luck with everything and thanks for always being so kind.

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🇺🇸 In Battered Kensington, Signs Of Progress

▫Kensington now has fewer shootings and people on the streets. But the open-air drug market persists
▫@EllieRushing
▫https://t.co/oN4hCA8P0l

#frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer

[Brett Sholtis @BrettSholtis]

Investigators believe this American Airlines flight attendant "was attacked inside his South Philadelphia home last week, then fell — or was thrown — out of his third-floor window." @PhillyInquirer @EllieRushing @MichelleAMyers

https://t.co/gfl6XoYKaX

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@rkg115 https://t.co/3AlErlmsjF

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

The parents of 16-year-old Xzavier Gregory, shot and killed last month in Northeast Philadelphia, want people to know not just how he died — but who he was. https://t.co/sPxiojQQGU