THIS CASE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES
FOR MONTHS HOWEVER AUTHORITIES
DO NOT HAVE A MOTIVE.
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A MAN
THROWING AN EXPLOSIVE ON A COURT
IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA.
THE HOME IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR
TRANSEND SHALL MEN AND WOMEN.
NOW THEY'RE WONDERING IF IT WAS
TARGETED.
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAVID
SPUNT.
AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING AT
THIS AS A POSSIBLE HATE CRIME
BUT FIRST THE PRIORITY IS
FINDING THE TWO MEN YOU'RE ABOUT
TO SEE ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.
IT'S SOMETHING AUTHORITIES CALL
OUTRAGES.
TWO MEN ARE SEEN WALKING DOWN
WOODLAND AVENUE IN SOUTHWEST
PHILADELPHIA AROUND 9:45
SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN ONE STOPS,
LIGHTS AN EXPLOSIVE THEN THROWS
IT ONTO THE PORCH OF A HOME.
TWO CAMERAS CAPTURED THE
EXPLOSION JUST SECONDS LATER.
THIS IS A HORRIBLE SITUATION,
AN ATTEMPT TO PROBABLY SCARE
PEOPLE, BUT YOU COULD INJURY
PEOPLE VERY SERIOUSLY.
LIEUTENANT JOHN WALKER IS ON
THE CASE AND SAYS THE HOME IS
SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFE HAVEN FOR
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
SEVEN WERE HOME AT THE TIME OF
THE EXPLOSION.
THE SIGNS OUTSIDE CLEARLY
LABELED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO
DIDN'T DETER THESE TWO FROM
CAUSING CHAOS.
AS THE FOURTH OF JULY IS
NEARING, UNFORTUNATELY A LOTS OF
EXPLOSIVE GET PART OF THE AREA
AND PEOPLE USE THEM IN GOOD AND
BAD WAYS.
WALKER SAYS THIS SPECIFIC
PROPERTY WAS TARGETED BEFORE.
JUST LAST SUMMER, SOMEONE SHOT
PAINT BALLS AT PEOPLE SITTING ON
THE PORCH MAKING IT CLEAR TO
DETECTIVES THAT THIS HOME IS A
TARGET.
WE'VE BEEN WORK CLOSELY WITH
THE HUMAN REALIZES COMMISSION.
WE DID MOVE A CITY CAMERA TO
THAT LOCATION.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THESE
MEN.
THE MAN IN THE HOOD IS HARDER TO
MAKE OUT BUT AUTHORITIES FEEL
CONFIDENT THEY WILL IDENTIFY AND
FIND THIS MAN, THEY JUST NEED A
LITTLE HELP FROM YOU.
AND I'M TOLD THE MAYORS' OFFICE
OF LBGTQ AFFAIRS, IF YOU HAVE
ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE TWO
MEN GIVE PHILADELPHIA POLICE A
CALL.
