It did not take long for 2015 to pick up where 2014 left off in Delaware County.
The county experienced its deadliest year on record in 2014, recording 49 homicides.
And the new year was not even one hour old when the first murder of 2015 took place.
Gunshots rang out in the 1400 block of Culhane Street near Price in Chester just before 1 a.m. A 22-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said that while he is 'extremely disappointed' at the staggering loss of life last year, his office is not discouraged.
It should be the No. 1 goal, not only of Whelan and others in Delco law enforcement, but of every citizen in Delaware County. There is no good reason why so many people are being killed on our streets.
In Chester, all too many residents are literally prisoners in their own homes, with random gunfire becoming part of their daily routine.
It's time to take the old saying literally.
Peace on the Streets. It has to happen now. Right here in Delaware County.
Let that be our 2015 New Year's resolution
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