Posted on 01/10/2019 11:17:34 AM PST by Phillyred
Philadelphia Police on Thursday charged a man for allegedly throwing the punch to the head that led to the death of a fellow dog walker in a South Philly park last weekend.
Matthew Oropeza, of the 1600 block of South Sixth Street, is being charged with involuntary manslaughter, police said. He was also charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment of another person and making terroristic threats in Saturday’s attack on Drew Justice at Gold Star Park, which is bounded by Wharton, Marshall, Manton and Sheridan Streets between Sixth and Seventh Streets.
Philly park, question ‘person of interest’ South Philly dog walker killed after getting punched in park: ‘It’s really shaken the neighborhood’ Oropeza turned himself into police Thursday afternoon, and was scheduled for an arraignment later today.
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office said the death of 38-year-old Drew Justice was a homicide. Justice, who lived across the street from Gold Star Park, died from a “blunt impact trauma injury to the head."
Witnesses told police that Justice and his fiancee, Kristi Buchholz, were walking their black Shih Tzu shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday in the park when Justice asked Oropeza, who was walking his dog, to put a leash on his animal. Oropeza took offense...
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We can buy him a baby gift.
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They also don’t mention what kind of dog the perp was walking unleashed.
Just a nice boy from So.Philly or So.America.
Just killing dog walkers that regular Americans dont want to kill.
Either an illegal or a cop.
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