📦 Package theft in Feltonville sparks shootout

Shapiro Announces Reelection as Possible 2028 Presidential Campaign Looms

Gov. Josh Shapiro officially launched his reelection campaign with events in Philly and Pittsburgh, and with a campaign video highlighting the rapid rebuilding of an I-95 overpass after its collapse in 2023. The Democrat will likely face presumptive Republican nominee Stacy Garrity, the state treasurer, in November. On today’s Friday News Roundup, we dig into the race and how it’ll play out as Shapiro prepares to maybe, possibly, perhaps run for president in 2028. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

Feltonville Package Theft Sparks Shootout

A man who tried to steal a package from a stoop in Feltonville was confronted by a gun-carrying homeowner who fired a shot into the ground before being fired at by the suspect, police said. Officers who responded to the scene also exchanged gunfire with the suspect. [🔒 The Inquirer]

• Related: Here are safe ways to stop porch pirates from stealing your packages. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

Flu Cases Surge in Philly

Infection rates across the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware region have risen “rapidly” and “sharply” in the weeks following the holidays, driven by a new variant of the virus, subclade K, that is circulating worldwide. While many infections can be managed at home with over-the-counter meds, here’s when to seek professional help. [WHYY]

Krasner Calls Trump Deportation Policies ‘Nazified’

District Attorney Larry Krasner, joined by several city councilmembers and Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, denounced Wednesday’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis and threatened to charge lCE operatives if they commit crimes in Philly. Bilal referred to the ICE agents as “made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement” who “don’t want this smoke.” Hundreds of protestors gathered outside City Hall for a vigil last night. [Metro Philadelphia]

• Related: Learn more about what’s happening in Minneapolis from our colleagues in the Twin Cities. [🎧 City Cast Twin Cities]

This week, we discussed some fascinating facts about South Street, Sharswood, and the peculiar Philly political practice known as “councilmanic prerogative.” Were you paying attention? Let’s put your Philly knowledge to the test!