A West Oak Lane man survived 22 hours before succumbing to a bullet to the head last week.
Ronald Woodley, 20, of the 1000 block of Elston Street in West Oak Lane, was shot in the head at 2:53 p.m. March 31 after an argument at 22nd Street and Snyder Avenue, Officer Jill Russell of the Police Public Affair Unit said. He was rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, but survived the night. Woodley was pronounced dead at 12:47 p.m. the following afternoon.
There were no arrests or suspects as of press time, Russell added.
To report information, call Homicide Division at 215-686-3334.
An argument left one man dead and three others wounded early Saturday.
Ranny Thon, 23, of the 2300 block of South Eighth Street received a gunshot wound to the chest on his block around 2:27 a.m., Officer Jill Russell of the Police Public Affairs Unit said. Thon was rushed to Thomas Jefferson Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:30 a.m.
A 22-year-old male was struck in the right arm while a 24-year-old male was hit in the back and left thigh, Russell said. Both were taken to Jefferson in stable condition. A 17-year-old woman, who received a graze wound to her stomach, was treated at Methodist Hospital.
The shooter has been identified, but no arrest was made by press time, Russell added.
To report information, call Homicide Division at 215-686-3334.
An alleged leader of the 27th and Dickinson streets gang was sentenced Monday for a 2007 shooting.
Tyrik Upchurch, 22, of the 1300 block of South 27th Street, pled guilty to aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime and will serve four to 15 years in prison, according to court documents.
Upchurch was convicted of shooting a 27-year-old, who was sitting in the front passenger-side of a car on the 2800 block of Wharton Street, five times in the abdomen and back on Oct. 14, ’07.
His sentence will run concurrently to a five to 10-year sentence that began in ’08 from a guilty verdict for witness intimidation, according to court documents.
That conviction stemmed from a shooting on March 25, ’07 where shots were fired at men in a black truck. However, the bullets struck a 9- and 12-year-old girl in their left arms on the 1400 block of Etting Street.
Police are seeking a Newbold man for murdering one and shooting three others in Lower Moyamensing in April.
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1. Anonymous said... on Apr 8, 2010 at 02:41PM
“any word on the shooting around Colanzi's friday night/saturday morning?”
2. 8th Street said... on Jul 21, 2010 at 10:55AM
“RIP Ranny we all miss u very much. Life ain't the same without u here. We love you.”