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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Family Heartbroken After Father Of Five Killed In North Philadelphia Hit-And-Run

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Family Heartbroken After Father Of Five Killed In North Philadelphia Hit-And-Run
Family Heartbroken After Father Of Five Killed In North Philadelphia Hit-And-Run
Joe Holden reports.

ON TELEVISION YOU CAN ALWAYSGET UPDATES ON THE FORECASTANYTIME AT CBS PHILLY.COM.A FAMILY IS LEFT HEARTBROKEN AFTER A FATHER OF FIVEIS KILL IN THE HIT AND RUN.POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR ANYONETHAT CAN HELP IDENTIFY THEDRIVER THAT HIT HIM."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER JOEHOLDEN'S AT POLICEHEADQUARTERS TONIGHT WITH THEVERY LATEST ON THEINVESTIGATION, JOE?REPORTER: UKEE, GOODEVENING, FAMILY OF QURONUNDERWOOD SEES IT THIS WAY.EVEN IF IT WAS A TERRIBLEACCIDENT AND DRIVER HADSTOPPED, THE NEAREST HOSPITALWAS ONLY FOUR BLOCKS AWAY.I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.I AM JUST SHOCK.REPORTER: FOR FAMILYMEMBERS OF THE QURONUNDERWOOD, WORDS WEREFLEETING.TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO SAYTO THE PERSON WHO JUST TOOKHIS LIFE.I CANNOT DO IT.REPORTER: THEIR GRIEF ONTHE LOSS OF QURON UNDERWOOD ONPUBLIC DISPLAY OUTSIDE THEHOME OF THE FAMILY MATRIARCHLORETTA JOHNSON.GOOD TIMES WERE ALSO FONDLYREMEMBERED.WE USE TO DO 2500, HE SAIDDON'T PLAY WITH GRAND MOMBECAUSE SHE WILL CHEAT.YEP.BUT THAT WASN'T TRUE.REPORTER: POLICE SAYUNDERWOOD, A 36 YEAR-OLDFATHER OF FIVE WAS HIT BY ACAR CROSSING BROAD STREET,AROUND 10:20 MONDAY NIGHT.DRIVER NEVER STOPPED.THE FATAL INCIDENT HAPPENEDJUST UNDER THE TRACKS OF THENORTHEAST CORRIDOR.PHILADELPHIA POLICE SUMMONEDNEWS CAMERAS TO HEADQUARTERSTUESDAY MORNING HOPING TOGENERATE INTEREST IN THE CASE.IF ANYBODY WAS IN THE AREAOF BROAD AND INDIAN, BROAD ANDGLENWOOD NEAR THE TRAIN TRACKAT 2900 NORTH BROAD AROUND10:15 OR SO LAST NIGHT AND YOUSAW MR. UNDERWOOD GET STRUCKBY A VEHICLE OR SAW SOMETHINGUNUSUAL PLEASE GIVE US A CALL.REPORTER: QURON'S AUNTS ARECOUNTING ON THE DRIVER TO HAVEA CHANGE OF HEART AND THENSTEP FORWARD.THESE KIDS HAVE TO GROW UPNOW WITHOUT THEIR FATHER.WE ARE JUST ASKING WHOEVER YOUARE, WHOEVER DID THIS, PLEASETURN YOURSELF IN.THIS MOTHER NEEDS SOME PEACE.SHE NEEDS CLOSURE TO THIS HEWAS JUST A LOVELY PERSON.HE WILL BE TRULY MISSED.REPORTER: RIGHT NOW BESTDESCRIPTION OF THE STRIKINGVEHICLE PHILADELPHIA POLICEHAVE IS A SILVER CAR.IT WOULD HAVE FRESH FRONT ENDDAMAGE.POLICE ARE ALSO SCOURING AREAFOR SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, AS FORFAMILY THEY PLAN TO HOLD THEVIGIL TOMORROW NIGHT.LIVE OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA

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