Fatal shooting in Frankford
may be gang related

Homicide detectives are probing the shooting death Saturday of a 21-year-old man in Frankford.
Miguel Torres, of the 1400 block of Fanshawe St., was shot in the back of the head at 6:35 p.m. on the 4800 block of Griscom St. He was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he died Sunday.
Police confirmed a second shooting victim was transported to the hospital and was in stable condition, but they did not release the victim’s name. According to the police public affairs unit, there have been no arrests and no motive for the shootings. At Monday’s 15th Police District Advisory Council meeting, however, a Frankford resident said that the incident was the result of a feud between Griscom Street and Arrott Street gangs, where five men knelt down on the street and opened fire. The resident surmised it was drug related.
Capt. Frank Bachmayer, 15th district commander, agreed, adding that there was a high probability of additional violence stemming from Saturday’s shooting.
He told her, however, that it was not all doom and gloom in Frankford.
"[While] one shooting is one too many, we’re out there...doing preventive, pro-active patrols. My homicides are down fifty percent to seventy-five percent compared to this time last year," Bachmayer said. ••