by Alex Lloyd Gross
Two people were killed in unrelated shootings near the Frankford section of the city this past weekend. The first happened on the 600 block of Romona Street. about 6:00 AM. April 25, 2026 A male was shot at least 10 times as he sat inside of a car reported to be stolen. The car was missing from New Jersey, Police have no arrests.
The second shooting happened on the 3900 block of Frankford Ave just a few minutes after. In this case a male was in a speakeasy and got into an argument outside with a bouncer. That argument was heated and the male pulled a gun on the security guard. This guard then pulled is own weapon .
The guard told the male to drop his gun and when he reused to do so, the guard opened fire, shooting the male at least three times. It is unknown if the male got off any shots at the guard. Police said at least 70 shots were fired.
The male was taken to Temple Hospital,where he died.