A local school board involved in a racist text message scandal filled a vacant seat during an election on Saturday. But many parents were upset over the selection.

Paul Johnson, a member of the Coatesville Area School board, died on December 20 at the age of 82. Johnson served as the Region 1 school board director, representing both Valley and Coatesville. On Saturday, school board member James Hills was selected as his replacement.

Many of the parents who attended the meeting Saturday were disappointed when Hill was named to the board since he did not campaign for the position.

Hills, Bob Beckershoff and Dr. Tonya Thames Taylor were the nominees for the position. Taylor, a former board member and Coatesville Area NAACP Chapter president withdrew from the race Saturday morning however.

The Daily Local reports that Taylor was accused of nepotism after her niece and nephew were allegedly hired by the school district without being presented to the school board for approval. Officials say Taylor’s niece, Adrienne Shaw, has a criminal history, which includes charges of theft and deception and therefore should not have been hired.

Taylor was the first official to learn about racist text messages sent between former Coatesville Area School District Superintendent Richard Como and former Director of Athletics and Activities Jim Donato last September.

The scandal also came up during the meeting with board members fielding questions from parents about the investigation.

Como and Donato resigned from their posts after an IT staffer who was fixing Donato’s phone discovered text messages containing the N-word. The staffer brought the texts to the attention of the school board on August 18. Chester County prosecutors eventually launched a criminal investigation and asked that more than 100 pages of transcripts be turned over to detectives.

"All should just have whatever first names they want...then last name is N-----! Leroy N-----, Preacher N-----, Night train n-----, Clarence n-----, Latoya n-----, Thelma n----- and so on," read one message sent from Donato’s phone on the night of June 4.

"Great idea! Joe n----- bill n----- snake n----- got a nice ring to it," Como replied.

“hahahahahahahahahahahaha could have whole homerooms of N-----,” came another message from Como’s phone.

“hahahahahahahahaha! Will N----- report to office, pardon the interruption but will N----- report to nurses office. N----- to lunch now!” Donato said.

Amid the racist messages were also conversations about district money.

"Gonna give them til Aug 1st to raise coin still want district to give at least 40k on top," wrote Donato in one of the texts.

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan told NBC10 Philadelphia that prosecutors have spent several months looking at whether Como and Donato were skimming district cash.

On October 21, Hogan announced that the Coatesville Area School District had not cooperated with their investigation. Hogan accused the school board as well as its solicitor, James Ellison, of trying to “obstruct, evade, and delay” the criminal investigation.

A suspect in a Philadelphia school shooting that sent two students to the hospital turned himself in Saturday afternoon.

Police have charged 17-year-old Rai-sheem Rochwell as an adult for his involvement in a shooting that occurred Friday at the Delaware Valley Charter High School on the 5200 block of Old York Road.

He faces two counts of aggravated assault, according to officials. Rochwell is being held on $500,000 bail.

The incident happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. inside the school's gymnasium.

Police say an 18-year-old female student was shot in the rear of her left arm. The bullet went through her bicep and then struck a 17-year-old male student in the shoulder, according to investigators.

Philadelphia Police quickly responded to the scene and immediately secured the school to determine whether it was an active shooter situation. Police say the suspects involved in the shooting fled from the building after the two victims were struck. The school was still placed on lockdown however until police and the SWAT team determined the scene was safe. They then evacuated all students from the building. The SWAT team and Canine officers conducted another sweep of the school after all the students were released.

Both victims were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. The girl was later released while the boy still remains at the hospital in stable condition.

Police say school security and officials provided descriptions and identities of possible suspects in the shooting. Based on the information, police took a 15-year-old boy into custody immediately after the incident. Police later concluded however that security officers provided inaccurate information and determined that the boy was not involved in the incident. He was released from custody and will not be charged.

Investigators say the shooting was captured on the school’s surveillance system. After examining the video and conducting several interviews, police were able to identify two suspects, including a 17-year-old boy. Police executed search warrants for the first suspect’s home on the 5600 block of N. Syndenham Street as well as the 17-year-old's home on the 7400 block of Rugby Street.

Police say the first suspect turned himself in to the Northwest Detective Division on Friday. He was later released on Saturday after questioning. He has not been charged at this time.

The second suspect, the 17-year-old boy, turned himself in Saturday afternoon. He is being charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and other related offenses. Investigators have not yet revealed whether he will be charged as a juvenile or as an adult. 

The suspect's attorney claimed that the shooting was "not intentional." The attorney also said that his client did not have a prior record and "stays out of trouble."

Delaware Valley Charter School is one of 87 charter schools in Philadelphia. NBC10 reached out to Thomas Monson, the president of the school's Board of Trustees, for comment.

"We along with Philadelphia Police are investigating these events and will provide you with details as they become available," Monson said.

Stay with NBC10.com for more details on this developing story.

 

Friends and family are mourning the death of a student at the University of Pennsylvania.

Police say 19-year-old Madison Holleran died Friday night near the intersection of 15th and Spruce streets in Center City. Officers confirmed the teen took her own life.

"The entire Penn community is deeply saddened by the death of Madison Holleran," said Penn President Amy Gutmann in a statment the Daily Pennsylvanian. "She was bright and well-liked with an incredible future ahead of her. There are simply no words that can properly convey the sense of heartache that we all feel at such a tragic loss."

Holleran, originally from Allendale, New Jersey, was a freshman and member of the school’s varsity track and field team.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with [Holleran's] family and friends," said Steve Dolan, Penn's director of track and field, in a statement to the DP. "This is a challenging time for everyone involved with the program, but we will support each other in the weeks to come and help her teammates and friends find their own ways to honor her memory."

Penn's women's and men's track and field teams were scheduled for meets on Saturday in Bethlehem, Pa. According to the DP, the members of the teams were allowed to choose whether they wanted to compete or not in light of Holleran's death. Formal recruitment for sororities was also postponed.

Holleran’s death is the third undergraduate death at the school since the start of winter break, according to the DP.

The DP reports that senior Kevin Zhao died while traveling with his family in China over the break while junior Pulkit Singh died last Sunday in his off-campus house. 

Businesses in a Philadelphia shopping center damaged by a water main break are back open a week after the flooding forced them to close.

Dollar Plus and Hair Buzz in the Baker's Centre on the 3400 block of Fox Street reopened Thursday, according to officials with the Philadelphia Water Department.

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The two shops were the last of the Tioga complex's five shops to open their doors to customers.

ShopRite, Ross and a liquor store were back in business earlier this week.

Water department crews are continuing to work on the 48-inch main, which broke around 5:30 a.m. Jan. 11.

The water damaged all five stores in the complex and even caused rescue crews to use small rafts to get ShopRite employees out of the store.

Police are investigating several residential burglaries that occurred Friday in Lower Merion Township.

Officials say the burglaries took place in homes near the area of Maple Crest Circle and the intersection of Conshohocken State and Righetrs Mill roads in Gladwyne between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday.

It is unclear what was stolen and how many homes were involved.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Lower Merion Police.

Stay with NBC10 for more on this developing story.

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A Pennsylvania priest was arrested on Friday after he allegedly groped a man inside a YMCA locker room.

Police say Father John Roebuck, 64, of Lansdale, was at the North Penn YMCA back on December 15 around 7 p.m.

Roebuck approached another man inside the sauna and the two talked briefly, according to investigators. Police say Roebuck then followed the man into the locker room a short time later. As the man began to leave, police say Roebuck extended his hand to say goodbye. Roebuck then allegedly grabbed the man’s genitals with his other hand.

Police say the alleged victim reported the incident to the YMCA staff. An employee confronted Roebuck and questioned him but Roebuck denied the accusations against him, according to investigators.

Roebuck met with detectives on December 19 and was interviewed about the alleged incident. After an investigation, police issued a warrant for Roebuck’s arrest. Roebuck surrendered to police on Friday and was arraigned with bail set at $50,000 unsecured. He is charged with indecent assault without consent and harassment.

Roebuck is a parochial vicar at Saint Stanislaus in Lansdale. He has been placed on administrative leave by the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
 

After more than two years of investigations by both the state and the School District, 138 Philadelphia educators have been implicated in test score cheating, according to information given to the School Reform Commission on Thursday.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has filed or is pursuing actions against 69 current and former employees based on its investigation of 14 so-called Tier 1 schools -- 11 District schools and 3 charters -- District officials told the SRC. They provided no more details on that group.

The District found grounds for disciplinary action against an additional 69 educators in 19 so-called Tier 2 schools that it investigated with the help of the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Officials gave more details on the results of its own investigation.

Jessica Diaz of the District's Office of General Counsel said that Morgan Lewis found evidence of cheating in 13 of the 19 District schools that it investigated. Three schools were cleared, and the results in three others were inconclusive. She did not identify the schools.

Of the 69 educators implicated in the District's own investigation, 40 are still employed by the District. Twenty-nine others have since resigned, retired, or been laid off, Diaz said. The District is referring those cases to the state for possible decertification or other action.

Of the active employees, seven are administrators, 31 are teachers and two represent other school-based staff -- a counselor and security guard.

The sheer numbers in Philadelphia alone make this one of the largest cheating scandals in the country. Some 178 educators were disciplined in Atlanta, 35 indicted on criminal charges, including the former superintendent.

In Philadelphia, the investigation of cheating on the state standardized test, the PSSA, was well underway when William Hite took over as superintendent in September 2012.

"Given the  serious nature of the allegations and their impact on students, I provided staff with my full support and was committed to ridding our system of adults who participated in this type of behavior," Hite said. "Although investigations are now completed, the School District will continue to devote resources to the disciplinary process against those suspected of violating basic ethical standards."

He said he was "deeply disappointed" by the behavior of the educators, saying that they did not act in the interest of students. But he said he was "encouraged by the steps we are beginning to take tonight and in the future" to crack down on such misconduct.

So far, PDE appears to have completed disciplinary sanctions against just a handful of educators in Philadelphia, based on tracking of such actions on a state website set up for that purpose. Diaz said that the District will not discipline those educators until the state takes action.

The SRC also voted to approve a personnel resolution that included the terminations of three principals implicated in the cheating scandal, effective Friday. They are Deidre Bennett, Michelle Burns, and Marla Travis-Curtis.

Burns, now principal of Kensington Urban Education Academy High School, was principal of Tilden Middle School when the alleged cheating took place. Bennett, now principal of Cassidy Elementary, was on the staff at Huey Elementary. Travis-Curtis has been the principal of Lamberton Elementary School.

At Huey, proficiency rates on the PSSA dropped 43 points in math and 34 points in reading in 2012 after new security measures were put in place by the state and District. At Lamberton, scores dropped 31 points in both math and reading. At Tilden, scores dropped 28 points in both math and reading in 2011, the year after Burns left Tilden and was reassigned to Kensington Urban Education Academy.

The state Department of Education initiated a cheating investigation in 2011 after the Notebook and NewsWorks drew attention to a forensic analysis of PSSA test results in 2009 that showed a high likelihood of cheating in more than 200 schools statewide -- based primarily on a statistically improbable number of wrong-to-right erasures on answer sheets. PDE subsequently did analyses of test booklets for 2010 and 2011, and the irregularities were probed for those three years.

While investigating several districts and charter schools around the commonwealth, the department has disclosed few results.

The state subsequently tightened security overall and imposed strict test protocols at a targeted group of schools across the state, including all Philadelphia District schools, whether implicated or not. PSSA scores fell across the District in 2012, in some cases sharply. Average PSSA scores across the state also declined.

Naomi Wyatt, the District's chief personnel officer, said that educators here faced termination if there was clear evidence that they changed answers, provided answers, or told someone to violate testing protocols. She said actions were nearing completion on the first 20 of the educators, and disciplinary proceedings underway or beginning on the rest.

The number of implicated educators could go higher. Diaz said later that the District was just now collecting data on the 22 Tier 3 schools that were also flagged for significant statistical evidence of irregularities but not previously investigated.

Morgan Lewis interviewed 550 people, including some students, and spent 5,000 hours working on the cases of the 19 Tier 2 schools, Diaz said. They reviewed test booklets themselves in Harrisburg and visited the testing company headquarters in Minnesota.

The state investigation was conducted by PDE along with the state inspector general and the governor's Office of General Counsel. It hired the law firm of Pepper Hamilton to help probe several districts and paid some $750,000 for its work in Philadelphia alone, according to documents obtained by the Notebook through the state Right-to-Know law. In late 2012, PDE reported filing more than 140 complaints against educators, but otherwise the department has offered little public accounting of its findings in Philadelphia or elsewhere.

Diaz said that the District's reports on the 19 Tier 2 schools were completed in May. Spokesman Fernando Gallard said no decision has been made on whether to release those reports. But because of ongoing disciplinary proceedings, it is unlikely that they will be made public with names attached.

Wyatt said that there are other penalties besides termination. Educators can also be suspended if they failed to report inappropriate conduct. Other penalties include being barred from being a testing coordinator; in some cases, no action may be recommended.

Some disciplinary action may not be evident to the public. A suspension without pay can occur without a person actually stopping work, but rather getting reduced paychecks. A terminated teacher's name might appear on the District's list without any indication that it is as a result of misconduct relating to cheating.

Robert McGrogan, head of the bargaining unit that represents principals, said that while "under no circumstances do we condone cheating for any reason," there may be cases where blame may have been fixed incorrectly. In those cases, he said, the union may get involved on behalf of the educator.

This story is reported through a partnership between NBC10.com and NewsWorks.org.

Philadelphia Fire Department is responding to a fire at 111 W. Ruscomb Street Sunday afternoon.

No one was injuured at the scene of the fire.

Stay with NBC10 for this developing story.

Officials are investigating a fire that displaced a family in Delaware County.

The 2-alarm blaze began shortly before 1 a.m. at a home on the 200 block of Saint David’s Court in Radnor.

Firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control around 2 a.m. No one was injured in the fire but the family who lived at the home was displaced.

Officials have not yet revealed the cause.

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A Delaware man was arrested on several drug charges after he allegedly failed to stop for a traffic violation and crashed his van.

Officials say Reginald Kornegay, 27, of Newark, was under investigation by State Police detectives with the New Castle County Drug Task Force. On Saturday, Kornegay was spotted driving southbound on I-95 near the Pennsylvania line.

Police say Kornegay’s vehicle, a light blue Dodge Caravan, had a registration violation. When a state trooper signaled for him to pull over, Kornegay allegedly continued driving and tried to elude the pursuing officers.

Kornegay eventually lost control of his vehicle and crashed on Whitaker Road, according to investigators. He was apprehended and taken into custody.

Police say they found a bag of heroin and two cigars containing marijuana inside Kornegay’s vehicle. Police later obtained a search warrant for Kornegay’s home. During the search, they found 28.6 grams of marijuana, a sawed-off shotgun and over $10,000 in suspected drug money, according to officials.

Police also say that some of the drug money was found under the dresser of a 4-year-old child who lives in the apartment.

Kornegay is charged with possession of heroin, disregarding a police officer’s signal, endangering the welfare of a child and other related offenses. He was arraigned and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $33,000 cash bail.

 

A mother and son were found shot to death just steps apart inside their home.

A 49-year-old woman and her 22-year-old son were found dead at 363 Stevens Street on Sunday afternoon. The double murder took place in the residential neighborhood of Lawncrest. An indentified woman found both victims shot in the back of the head.

Neighbors and friends identified Donna Muller and her son Richard Muller as the victims. One neighbor said they heard commotion last night.

"I don't know what to say. It's a shame. They are nice people. They don't deserve it," said neighbor John Downey, who lives two doors down from the Muller family home.

Donna Muller's body was found in an upstairs hallway and her son's in an upstairs bedroom. A spent shell cashing from a semi-automatic weapon was found at the scene.

Family friend Brian Zukowski described Donna Muller as "very welcoming" and as someone who had a big heart for those in need.

"It's definitely a violent crime scene just do to the fact that you have two dead bodies and both of them appear to have been shot in the head," said chief inspector Scott Small.

The victims were pronounced dead at the scene by a medic at 3:31 p.m. Although there have been no arrests and no weapon was found at the scene, Philadelphia Police say they have no reason to think neighbors should be concerned for their own safety.

Contact Sarah Glover at 610-668-5580, sarah.glover@nbcuni.com or follow @skyphoto on Twitter.

Philly foodies rejoice! It’s restaurant week! For the next two weeks, the spotlight will be on the city’s culinary scene with over 100 Center City restaurants offering special deals and offers.

The event starts today through January 24 and will also take place from January 26 to January 31.

“Center City District Restaurant Week is a community event that has expanded tremendously over the past decade,” says Michelle Shannon, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Center City District. “In addition to the restaurants that participate, local businesses across Center City lend their services and sponsorship to make this event a success.”

Restaurant Week Guide

• Restaurant Week Overview
• Mobile Website
• Twitter Account
• Parking Info
• OpenTable Reservations
   

Participating restaurants will offer a three-course dinner for $35 per person and at select locations, a three-course lunch for $20 per guest.

The following restaurants are participating this year:
10 Arts Bistro & Lounge
1225 Raw Sushi & Sake Lounge
a.kitchen
Aki Japanese Fusion & Sake Lounge
Alma de Cuba
Amada
Amuse at Le Meridien
Aqua
Audrey Claire BYOB
Barbuzzo Restaurant
Bar-Ly Chinatown
Bellini Grill
Bistro 7
Bistro La Baia
Bistro Romano
Bistro St. Tropez
Bistrot La Minette
Bleu Martini
Bliss Restaurant
Branzino Italian Ristorante
Brauhaus Schmitz
Bridget Foy's
Buddakan
Butcher and Singer
Byblos Restaurant and Bar
The Capital Grille
Caribou Café
The Center City Melting Pot
Chima Brazilian Steakhouse
City Tavern
Continental Restaurant & Martini Bar
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
The Dandelion
D'Angelo Ristorante Italiano & Lounge
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse
Del Frisco's Philadelphia
Devil's Alley
Devon Seafood Grill
DiNardo's Famous Seafood
El Vez
Estia
The Farmers' Cabinet
Farmicia Food & Tonics
Fat Salmon
Fire & Ice Restaurant, Bar & Lounge
Fratelli's Italian Bistro
Friday Saturday Sunday
Fuji Mountain Japanese Restaurant
Garces Trading Company
GiGi Restaurant and Lounge
Girasole Ristorante
Hokkaido Japanese & Thai Restaurant
IndeBlue Restaurant & Bar
Jamonera Restaurant
Jane G's Restaurant
Knock Restaurant
La Famiglia Ristorante
La Fontana Della Citta
La Scala's
La Viola
La Viola West
Lacroix at The Rittenhouse
Le Castagne
Liberté Urban Chic Lounge at The Sofitel
Little Nonna's
Lolita Restaurant
M Restaurant at the Morris House
Marmont Steakhouse
Max Brenner Chocolate by the Bald Man
McCormick & Schmick's
Melograno
Mercato
Meritage Restaurant & Bar
Morton's, The Steakhouse
Ocean Prime
Opa
Oyster House
Pennsylvania 6
Percy Street Barbecue
The Plough & The Stars
Porcini Restaurant
Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti
The Prime Rib
Public House
Pumpkin BYOB
R2L
Red Owl Tavern
Ristorante La Buca
Ristorante Panorama
Rosa Blanca
Route 6
Russet
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Sampan
Seafood Unlimited
Serafina Restaurant
Smith & Wollensky
Smokin' Betty's
Spasso Italian Grill
Spice 28
Square 1682
Supper
Tashan
Taste
Tequilas Restaurant
Time
Tinto
Tiramisu Ristorante
Twenty Manning Grill
The Twisted Tail
Urban Enoteca
Valanni
Vango Lounge and Skybar
Varalli Restaurant
Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro
XIX (Nineteen)
Xochitl
Yakitori Boy
Zahav
Zama
Zento Contemporary Izakaya
Zinc Restaurant
 

A teenage boy who was struck during a shooting at a Philadelphia high school was released from the hospital on Sunday.

The 17-year-old boy along with an 18-year-old girl were both injured Friday during a shooting at the Delaware Valley Charter High School on the 5200 block of Old York Road.

Raisheem Rochwell, 17, is charged as an adult for his alleged involvement in the incident.

He faces two counts of aggravated assault and other offenses, according to officials. Rochwell is being held on $500,000 bail.

The shooting occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday inside the school's gymnasium.

Police say a gun went off though they have not yet confirmed whether it was accidental or if Rochwell intentionally fired it. The female student was shot in the rear of her left arm. The bullet went through her bicep and then struck the male student in the shoulder, according to investigators.

Philadelphia Police quickly responded to the scene and immediately secured the school to determine whether it was an active shooter situation. Police say the suspects involved in the shooting fled from the building after the two victims were struck. The school was still placed on lockdown however until police and the SWAT team determined the scene was safe. They then evacuated all students from the building. The SWAT team and Canine officers conducted another sweep of the school after all the students were released.

Both victims were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. The girl was released on Friday while the boy was released on Sunday.

Police say school security and officials provided descriptions and identities of possible suspects in the shooting. Based on the information, police say they took a 15-year-old boy into custody immediately after the incident. Police later concluded however that security officers provided inaccurate information and determined that the boy was not involved in the incident, according to investigators. The boy was released from custody and will not be charged.

Investigators say the shooting was captured on the school’s surveillance system. After examining the video and conducting several interviews, police were able to identify two suspects, including Rochwell. Police executed search warrants at the homes of both suspects.

Police say the first suspect, a 16-year-old boy, turned himself in to the Northwest Detective Division on Friday. He was later released on Saturday after questioning. He has not been charged.

Rochwell turned himself in Saturday afternoon. He is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and other related offenses. He is set to appear before a judge next month where a request will be made to reduce his bail.

Rochwell's attorney, Amato Sanita, says his client does not have a criminal record. He also disputed the charges against the teen.

"We can come forward with the judge, explain the extreme circumstances of this case, which the arraignment court judge actually had some note of, that clearly the matter wasn't malicious," Sanita said. "The only dispute here is gonna be who did it and how did it happen. It's our position that it certainly had no connection to the young man that they now have in custody."

Sanita also added that Rochwell "is not the person who will ultimately be responsible for this act."

Sanita also suggested that the shooting was an accident.

"Anything you're hearing out there, this is nothing that involves anything intentional," he said. "We can make those comments right now, and that's it." 

Delaware Valley Charter School is one of 87 charter schools in Philadelphia. NBC10 reached out to Thomas Monson, the president of the school's Board of Trustees, for comment.

"We along with Philadelphia Police are investigating these events and will provide you with details as they become available," Monson said.

Officials with the school say they will have mental health personnel on hand when students return on Tuesday.

The school released the following statement on Saturday:

We will continue to be committed to making sure that the safety of our children and staff is taken seriously inside and outside of school. We are working with the Philadelphia Police Department and Delaware Valley Charter High School’s public safety team to ensure that all safety measures are addressed.

A New Jersey Democrat leading the investigation into traffic jams orchestrated by Gov. Chris Christie's aides says his committee will look into a new allegation of political retribution by the Republican administration.

Appearing on NBC's ``Meet the Press'' on Sunday, Assemblyman John Wisniewski says Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer's allegation that Superstorm Sandy recovery funds were withheld from her town because she wouldn't support a politically connected real estate development is a serious new charge.

The governor's office vigorously denies the mayor's claims.

Christie spokesman Colin Reed says the administration helped Zimmer secure aid after the storm severely flooded the Hudson River town.

Four people close to Christie lost their jobs after a top aide gave the go-ahead to close lanes to the George Washington Bridge as apparent political payback.
 

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on Route 13 in Tullytown after 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the Bucks County Courier Times. The incident occured near the Mill Creek Road exit.

The Times is reporting that one juvenile was killed and one was injured. The roadway remains closed as of 8:30 p.m.

As more information is available, it will be updated here.

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A 26-year-old woman dies after she was shot in the chest on a Northern Liberties street. The woman was visiting her boyfriend at his home.

The victim was walking with her mother in the 900 block of Front St. when they were approached by a gunman. A purse was stolen and the shooting followed. The senseless killing appears to be case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The police took the victim from the street and transported her to the hospital. She was pronounced dead around 11:30 p.m.

The details are limited at this time, but police say a white man acted alone in the shooting and left the scene in a dark colored Impala. Homicide detectives are investigating the scene. Stay with NBC10 for more details on this developing story.

Contact Sarah Glover at 610-668-5580, sarah.glover@nbcuni.com or follow @skyphoto on Twitter.

Police and firefighters are responding to a scene of a train derailment near the Schuylkill Expressway, between South and 34th Streets.

Two CSX tanker cars are off the tracks. One car is carrying crude oil, but no leaking has been reported. Another car is carrying sand. The eastbound side of Schuykill Expressway was closed shortly after 1 a.m. as officials work to stabilize the cars.

Stay with NBC10 on this developing story.