Police made the gruesome discovery in a car on Montrose Street. They have identified the victim but not the motive.
A report on an abandoned car turned into a homicide investigation for police last week.
Investigators found the partially decomposed body of a man in the backseat of a Chevrolet Tahoe on Friday on the 2500 block of Montrose Street, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detective Division.
The victim was identified as Rohan Haughton, 24, of West Philadelphia, said Lt. Joe Maum of the Homicide Unit. Haughton had been shot once in the head, Maum said.
Police discovered the body after receiving a report that the car had been parked on the block since last Wednesday. They had no leads on a motive or suspects earlier this week.
To report information, call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334/3335.
Teen gunned down
An 18-year-old male was shot to death Sunday on the 1000 block of Bouvier Street, police said.
Officers found Erik Nichols, of the nearby 1000 block of South Chadwick Street, at 3:45 p.m. with a gunshot wound to his back, said Lt. Joe Maum of the Homicide Unit.
Nichols was pronounced dead minutes later at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
Police had no leads on a motive or suspects by Tuesday.
To report information, call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334/3335.
Couple shot in street
Investigators from South Detectives continue to probe the mysterious double shooting of a man and his common-law wife Monday on the 1300 block of South 30th Street, where they reside.
According to Sgt. Steve Biello, police found the pair laying in the street around 8:30 a.m.
The 46-year-old man had been shot once in the stomach, while his 44-year-old companion sustained a gunshot wound to the left hand. Both were taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where the man was listed in guarded condition and the woman in good condition, Biello said.
Both victims provided police with different versions of what happened and are not readily cooperating, said police. An investigation is ongoing.
Death in subway station
A 54-year-old man fell to his death when he slipped from the subway platform and into the path of an oncoming SEPTA train Monday, police said.
The victim, from the 2100 block of South Eighth Street, was waiting to catch the subway when he fell at 5:30 a.m. at the Broad and Snyder station, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police declined to release the victim’s name pending notification of his family, Biello said.
Initial news reports mistakenly placed the man in his late teens or early 20s, police said.
The subway station remained closed for most of the day while SEPTA passengers had to seek alternate rail routes or take buses, said authorities.
Store guard shot in struggle
An alleged shoplifter opened fire on a Wal-Mart security guard Sunday morning, critically wounding him in the chest.
By Tuesday, the victim, Gilbert Padilla, 42, was upgraded to stable condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, police said.
Video surveillance tape showed the shooter stuffing compact discs into bedsheets that he had bought from the store, authorities said.
Wal-Mart guards escorted the man into the security room at 10:30 a.m., where Padilla patted him down and felt a gun, said police. After a brief struggle, the assailant shot Padilla.
Then, as two medics wheeled the victim into an ambulance, they accidentally dropped him off the stretcher. The Philadelphia Fire Department is conducting its own investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, police continue to search for the shooter. To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Bullets to the feet
A man opened fire on two other males Friday night on the 1300 block of South Columbus Boulevard, striking them both in the feet, police said.
One of the victims, a 20-year-old from the 1300 block of Newkirk Street, was struck in the left foot and taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives. The other victim, 23, of the 500 block of Moore Street, took a bullet to the right heel and was taken to St. Agnes Medical Center, the sergeant added.
Detectives were still investigating the 11:45 p.m. incident earlier this week. The victims told investigators they did not recognize the shooter.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Arrests in gang assault
Police arrested three 19-year-old males after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a group of men on the 900 block of East Passyunk Avenue.
The victims, ages 17, 27 and 30, told police their attackers approached them and demanded money Sunday around 11:45 p.m., said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
The suspects allegedly started beating on the men after they told them they did not have any money, Biello said.
Police arrested three males on the 900 block of Tasker Street and charged them with robbery, theft, recklessly endangering another person and related offenses, said Biello. The suspects are identified as Bunran Chhay from Lansdowne, Saroen Chhay from the 1600 block of South Fifth Street and Rong Chim from the 400 block of Tasker, the sergeant said. The three victims did not require hospitalization.
Toaster oven ignites
A toaster oven that caught fire caused heavy damage to a house on the 2700 block of South 11th Street, officials said. No one was injured.
Pipeline 49 responded to the blaze at the two-story brick dwelling Nov. 20 at 11:40 a.m., said Executive Fire Chief William Brightcliffe. Firefighters had the flames under control 10 minutes later.
The fire caused damage to the kitchen and heat and smoke damage to the remainder of the house.
Fire marshals ruled the cause of the blaze to be accidental, said Brightcliffe.
