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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

All right.

Today is Thursday, February 23rd.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

New details were released in the killing of a Temple University police officer on Saturday night in North Philadelphia. Officer Christopher Fitzgerald was shot in the

1700 block of Montgomery Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. A suspect 18-year-old Miles Feffer was arrested

at 6 a.m. Sunday at his family home in Buckingham Township. According to court documents,

Feffer's mother picked him up at 29th Street and Ridge Avenue near the location where the carjacked vehicle was found and drove him back to Buckingham Township. The documents did not specify whether Feffer's mother had any knowledge about what happened when she picked him up. Court documents also show that one of the two teens with Feffer that evening was his brother. In those

documents, police say both Feffer's brother and the other teen were able to identify Miles

after watching video footage of the incident. An arrest warrant for Feffer was approved based on

that information. A team of officers from multiple local and federal agencies executed a search warrant

at 6 a.m. Sunday on

Quarry Road in Buckingham Township and took Feffer into custody. Fever waived his rights and the

information he provided, provided them led to the charges of murder, murder of a law enforcement

officer, possession of an instrument of crime and disarming a law enforcement officer.

The weapon used in the shooting has not been recovered. Sources say that Fepfeffer may have melted the gun. Investigators could be seen sifting through a fire pit on the Bucks County property. According to FOP lodge number five of viewing for Officer Fitzgerald will be held today from 5.30 until 9 p.m. at the John F. Givnish funeral home on Academy Road. There will be a second viewing on Friday morning from 8 a.m. to 1130 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. The funeral service will be held immediately after the viewing. Eight people are being charged after the takedown of a gun trafficking ring. Long enforcement officials in Pennsylvania announced on Wednesday. Some of the dozens of weapons

that were recovered were on display during a news conference in Norristown on Wednesday. Acting

Attorney General Michelle Henry and the district attorneys from several counties announced the

details of the arrest. Eight defendants who were all from Philadelphia are accused of buying the guns

to sell them illegally. Of the 94 firearms bought as straw purchases, 29 of them have since been recovered.

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