Officers had a very busy Sunday, with 7 violent crimes leaving 5 dead within 24 hours and 7 wounded.
Gunmen also took their toll in West Oak Lane, Olney, West Kensington and South Philadelphia. In Logan a man was beaten to death.
A few hours before the shooting of two teens in Port Richmond a victim was fatally shot at a University City apartment building, and there was little calm during the overnight hours.
Tyrone Miller was heading home from a graduation party in West Oak Lane when his family says he was robbed at gunpoint and shot multiple times. He died on scene.
A few hours later on the 5000 block of North Broad, police say Nicole Wilson beat an elderly man to death outside a Sunoco Gas Station. A police officer pulled up while it was happening and arrested the 26-year-old woman.
Despite the uptick in violence Mayor Michael Nutter believes the city is making progress in its fight on crime. He says homicides are down almost 25-percent compared to last year.
The Mayor told Action News, "You have to look at these things over a extended period of time, not just episodically... weekend to weekend."
But for a city trying to shed its label "Killadelphia", this certainly wasn't a promising weekend.
The mayor says while an increase police presence and a surge in police stops have been effective, he and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey will unveil new strategies for the summer when violence often spikes.
"There's no slacking off, no taking a break, ever in reducing crime here in Philadelphia and that's our main mission everyday," says Nutter.
The Mayor says he'll announce those strategies in the coming days.
