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Woman recognizes man after shooting, killing masked intruder in Philadelphia: Police
- On Wednesday, a woman fatally shot a masked man who broke into her apartment along the 4600 block of Castor Avenue in Philadelphia's Crescentville section around 5 a.m.
- Chief Inspector Scott Small said the intruder broke a window, reached in to open the door, and entered the apartment before the woman fired one or two shots.
- After removing the man's ski mask, the woman recognized him and told police they had a prior relationship, Small said; investigators found a broken window on the fire escape landing.
- The woman is cooperating with the Philadelphia Police Department and turned over the handgun used in the shooting; investigators are reviewing surveillance footage from the scene.
- No arrests or charges have been reported as of Wednesday morning, and police stated "We're not certain the nature of the relationship at this time." Investigation remains ongoing.
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Woman shoots masked male dead after he allegedly broke into her Philly apartment before sunrise. Then cops remove his mask.
Philadelphia police said a masked male allegedly broke into a woman's apartment before sunrise Wednesday — but she was armed with a gun and opened fire.Officers were called to an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Castor Avenue in the city's Frankford section just after 5 a.m. for a shooting, WPVI-TV reported.'It appears this individual broke the window and was able to reach in and open the door and then entered this woman's apartment and th…
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Woman recognizes man after shooting, killing masked intruder in Philadelphia: Police
Officials say a woman shot and killed a masked man who had allegedly broken into her apartment in Philadelphia's Frankford section Wednesday morning.
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