Nytia Micken
March 12th, 2014



March 12th, 2014

A overnight double shooting at a bar in Northeast Philadelphia tops off a very dangerous and deadly twelve hours in Northeast Philadelphia. 

According to police, two people was shot in the area of D street and Wyoming Avenue in the Feltonville section of the city. One male was shot in the back and was taken to Temple University Hospital who was announced that he was in critical condition while the other male in his 20s was shot in his foot and taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. Philly as seen 52 murders in 69 days and it could have been 53 if police didn't rush this latest shooting victim to the emergency room in their car, FOX 29's Steve Keeley had reported from the scene. 

Wyoming remains closed between D and Hurley streets as police continues to investigate the crime. Police are searching for the gunman wanted in a deadly triple shooting overnight. It happened at 11:30 p.m. on the 6500 block of Limekiln Pike. A 31-year-old man was killed and two others were rushed to the hospital, where one was found in stable condition. The third victim's condition is unknown. Authorities say the gunman fled from the scene in a white, four-door vehicle. Not so far away from there in Germantown, police are investigating another shooting that was taken place on the 5500 hundred block of Matthews Street. Police say that a man was shot there around 11:30 p.m. He was rushed to the hospital, with a gunshot wound to his thigh. There was no immediate word on the victim's condition Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, seven men are in custody in connection with a deadly double shooting and standoff in the Logan section. 

It happened just before 6 o'clock last night on the 1300 block of West Ruscomb Street. Authorities say more than two dozen shots fired. A 22-year-old man died at the scene while another victim in now in stable condition. Police say that weapons were discovered at the scene. Another deadly shooting happened in Philadelphia's Olney section. A 22-year-old man was shot and killed near the campus of La Salle University late Tuesday afternoon. Police say that a argument between two mean led to a shooting. The victim was not affiliated with the university and police are now looking for the gunman.

My Response 
My response on this article is that all these shooting that have been happening are going to effect our summer. Everybody is usually outside during the summer and are outside any time of the night. So if kids we're to play at a playground around normal hours such as 3 o'clock p.m. and a group of men are having a argument and decide to sette the argument by pulling out a gun and instead of them a child gets hit with the bullet instead. It's not fair that everyone including people that could possibly be killed during types of situations like this. People should be take charge of situations like this like human beings then they need to ban guns or take them away from the people who aren't using them responsibly. 

Nytia Mickens
March 5th, 2014


Thunder clapped against the sky. The girl shuddered. She knew something was out there in the night. Something that shouldn't be. As she was awaken by the bright light, she began to wondered what was out there. Was it a sign? Was it a shooting star? all these thoughts running through her mind and she was trying to figure out the right one that would match up with what is in the sky and even if what she thought she was seeing was real. She read her alarm clock and it say 5 A.M. and she had only 2 more hours of sleep left so she began examining what she believed was a shooting star & finally rocked herself asleep. 

"Tori, come down for breakfast!" her mom yelled up the staircase. 

"Alright mom, here I come just give me a few minutes". As she stressfully made her way out the bed, she began walking towards the window she seen this "shooting star" she thought she seen last night. This light she seen wasn't a ordinary type of light she ever seen before & she knew this flashing light she seen was going to distract her from doing her work just because she was so curious. 10 minutes later she made her way down the steps. 

"You know you're gonna make me late and your self late right?" her mom said.
"Well can I be excused from breakfast then? I don't want to make you late or myself since your so pressed on not being late"
 " Are you being smart?" her mom said & gave her the most malignant look she ever gave her.
"No, I'm just saying"
"I didn't think so, no you cannot be excused now finish up this breakfast so I can get you, PJ, Carly, and Myself out on time"
"Well, where are those two anyway?"
"They are outside playing in the front lawn"
Tori began to eat her breakfast quickly and began to make her way out the door to get her little brother and sister into the car. "Come on you guys, mom wants us in the car"
"Nobody doesn't have to listen to you if you aren't Mom" her brother PJ stated.
"I didn't ask for a speech or a plead so I say get in the car"
"PJ just get into the car I don't want her messing up our morning already" Carly said.
"You keep talking, I'm telling mom that you & PJ broke the game controller that I had to come out of MY own pockets to replace so you guys wouldn't get in trouble!" Tori yelled.
"FINE! you lucky you have that against me.."
All three kids got into the car and waited for their mom to drive them to school. As Tori looked out the window she seen the bright light that she seen last night once again & she seen a space craft ship this time over this bright light. Then the three kids all looked out the window to their mother who was being sucked up into the air into the the space craft ship that had aliens jumping out of the ship towards the car. PJ & Carly screamed to the top of their lungs and cried out for help.
"Tori what is going on? TORI TORI TORI HELP!!!!" PJ screamed and shouted as he was being pulled from out the back of the car. 
" PJ no!!" Tori screamed and cried as Carly and her was being pulled by another alien that toke them away from PJ. 

Tori began to scream & woke up in a warm sweat and her eyes was full of wet tears. She began to realize that she was dreaming but the dream felt so real. The outside didn't look the same and the light she seen in her dreamed appeared right in front of her face again... Was it real? She asked herself.