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Floridian turned Philadelphian. Courts, cops, gun violence for @Phillyinquirer. DM or email erushing@inquirer.com. She/her.
Philadelphia, PA inquirer.com/author/rushing… Joined April 2012
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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. inquirer.com/crime/a/young-…
www.inquirer.com How a group of kids from West Philly chasing money and fame grew into a violent gang known as YBC They started as kids from West Philly just trying to make it out. Drill rap, and the pull of fame and money, left nearly a dozen dead, and others in prison for decades.
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We obtained the trial transcript and judge’s letter to Internal Affairs detailing his concerns about a police investigation into Eric Lewis years ago. It sheds new light on how the prior murder case against Ofc. Shane Seiber’s accused killer fell apart. inquirer.com/crime/eric-lew…
www.inquirer.com Krasner says ‘criminal’ police conduct tanked past murder case against man accused of killing... Eric Lewis was acquitted of killing a man in 2023, years before police say he fatally shot Officer Shane Seiber. Documents obtained by The Inquirer offer new insight into how the case fell apart.
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In a forceful and scolding opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office misled the courts, “violated its duty of candor,” and submitted false statements when asking a judge to vacate a 2004 murder conviction. inquirer.com/crime/supreme-…
www.inquirer.com Pa. Supreme Court blasts DA Larry Krasner’s office, saying it misled judges in seeking to vacate... In a forceful and scolding opinion, the state's high court said Krasner's office "violated its duty of candor" and ruled the state attorney general's office must now review cases it seeks to overturn.