A former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a motorist during a traffic stop was sentenced and granted parole Thursday by a judge, eliciting condemnations from the city’s district attorney and the victim’s family.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A gunman carried out a cold-blooded crime right in front of a North Philadelphia church early Friday morning. The killer fired numerous rounds, shooting the woman in the face and head. It happened at 1 a.m. in the 2000 block of West Lehigh Avenue.

Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia police officer convicted in the deadly 2023 traffic stop shooting of Eddie Irizarry, was granted immediate parole on Thursday.

A woman was shot during what police believe to be a road rage incident in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.

Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Port Richmond. He was discovered on Salmon Street near East Monmouth early Tuesday morning.

A 70-year-old man, Carmen Suero Jr., was killed in a suspected attempted car theft shooting in West Philadelphia. Two suspects fled and remain at large.

Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia Police officer who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after shooting Eddie Irizarry to death just 6 seconds into a traffic stop in 2023, is set to learn his fate on Thursday.