Daily News | North Philadelphia man charged with four homicides, terrorizing woman, police say
Police on the scene in Mayfair at Rowland and Guilford streets after four people were shot, three fatally, on Jan. 9, 2023.A North Philadelphia man has been charged with committing a spate of shootings earlier this month that left four people dead and a young woman terrorized, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Court records show that these incidents were not the first time Vargas had shot at someone, and that he’s spent the entirety of his adult life — and at least a portion of his childhood — in and out of jail.Shortly before 4 a.m., Vargas’ ex-girlfriend, who was staying at her mother’s Kensington house, received a phone call from an unknown number. She didn’t answer, then heard at least 10 gunshots outside.About three hours later, the number called again, and another six gunshots followed.
The next morning, on Jan. 4, Vargas returned to the woman’s house. He again called her repeatedly, the records show, and when she didn’t answer, he shot the house 13 more times. Police again responded to the scene, but Vargas had fled.On Jan. 9, shortly before 10 p.m., Vargas and others pulled up to the 7300 block of Rowland Avenue in Mayfair in two separate cars that had been reported stolen from Harrisn Township in South Jersey earlier that day.
For allegedly shooting up the woman’s house, Vargas was charged with illegal gun possession, stalking, and issuing terroristic threats, and is expected to face additional charges.
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