Delco Man Charged In Philadelphia Shooting That Hurt 3

CHESTER, PA — A Delaware County man has been charged with felony crimes in connection with a Philadelphia triple shooting that occurred in August.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Shaquan Francis, 23, of Chester, was charged with three county of felony aggravated assault, three counts of simple assault, and three counts of recklessly endangering another person, and one count of possession of an instrument of crime.

The shooting occurred the night of Aug. 8 on the 400 block of South 13th Street in Philadelphia.

During the incident, several dozen bullets were fired in a residential neighborhood, leaving three people, all of whom are also from Chester, wounded and cars and other private property damaged, the DA's office said.

The DA's office requested $999,999 bail for each transcript to help ensure Francis will be held in custody; $750,000 bail on all three cases was granted.

"I want to thank the Philadelphia Police for their hard work in investigating this crime, which resulted in bodily injury to the victims and damaged cars and other property belonging to residents of our city," Krasner said. "As it happens, the defendant appears to have had a permit for his firearm. But any individual who uses a firearm against another person other than to defend themselves from imminent violence has no business owning a firearm, period."