August 06, 2008
LOVE Triangle Leads To Fatal Stabbing
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As far as I can remember, this is what precipitated the renovation of the park to make it "unskateboardable." No, wait, that was just a bunch of suburban kids who pissed off John Street because they brought a major week-long event to the city (and were white). Well, whatever. Here's the details from yesterday:
Cops said that the squabble reached a tipping point at about 3 p.m., when Stewart's homeless girlfriend, Yvette Prince, slugged her rival in the head. The other woman, also homeless, jumped up and plunged a knife into Prince's chest.
Prince, 45, died of her injuries at Hahnemann University Hospital at 4:54 p.m., investigators said. The unidentified stabber, who is in her 50s, was taken into police custody, but charges were not filed as of last night.
Pretty wild. And sad, of course. Not that anyone noticed!
The afternoon murder left the homeless population inhabiting LOVE Park's many benches and quiet areas beside themselves.
But the fatal stabbing seemed to have little effect on dozens of tourists who filed past the bloody crime scene and mugged for photos in front of the iconic LOVE sculpture or dipped their toes into the fountain.
Be sure to read the Philly.com comments, where everyone is being compassionate and thoughtful.
Fatal love triangle in LOVE Park [Inquirer]
Photo by Robert Francis, Creatice Commons License
Posted by D-Mac on August 6, 2008 10:00 AM
Posted to Homeless
, Homicides
, Love Park
, Philly.com Comments
, Stabbings
, WTF