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CBS Philly
“PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police say a woman was beaten with a pipe and killed inside of an Old City office building Wednesday afternoon. The assault happened inside the Regus shared office space near 3rd and Chestnut Streets around 2:15 p.m.
At this hour, police are still interviewing the alleged attacker at police headquarters but say they do expect charges to be filed.
Police say a 31-year-old woman sitting at a receptionist desk on the eighth floor of the Regus building was attacked from behind by a man armed with two metal pipes.
“The male walked up to her and began hitting her in the head and he hit her repeatedly in the head. We believe she was struck at least five times,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.”
I had a sense from reading and listening to the local news that Philly has been worse than usual, in terms of random violence—see the article here for one manifestation of this trend Carjackings In Philadelphia Have Nearly Tripled Since 2019; More Than 100 Already In 2022 —but this incident took place in the middle of a weekday afternoon, in one of the “nicer” parts of Center City, Philadelphia (this office building is only 2 or 3 blocks from the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center, and other historic tourist attractions), and in the most mundane setting I can imagine. My heart goes out to the loved ones of this poor young woman.
“PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia police say a woman was beaten with a pipe and killed inside of an Old City office building Wednesday afternoon. The assault happened inside the Regus shared office space near 3rd and Chestnut Streets around 2:15 p.m.
At this hour, police are still interviewing the alleged attacker at police headquarters but say they do expect charges to be filed.
Police say a 31-year-old woman sitting at a receptionist desk on the eighth floor of the Regus building was attacked from behind by a man armed with two metal pipes.
“The male walked up to her and began hitting her in the head and he hit her repeatedly in the head. We believe she was struck at least five times,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.”
I had a sense from reading and listening to the local news that Philly has been worse than usual, in terms of random violence—see the article here for one manifestation of this trend Carjackings In Philadelphia Have Nearly Tripled Since 2019; More Than 100 Already In 2022 —but this incident took place in the middle of a weekday afternoon, in one of the “nicer” parts of Center City, Philadelphia (this office building is only 2 or 3 blocks from the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center, and other historic tourist attractions), and in the most mundane setting I can imagine. My heart goes out to the loved ones of this poor young woman.
