Ellie Rushing

Before the Young Bag Chasers were a violent gang, they were friends from West Philly chasing music and money. A string of shootings, and the rise of drill music and social media, scrambled their intentions and altered the trajectory of their young lives. inquirer.com/crime/a/young-…

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Personal news~ Today I'm starting as the @PhillyInquirer's national political reporter. To say I'm thrilled to be joining my hometown paper in this role is a major understatement. I'm still based in DC, but I'll be in Philly and PA frequently. Get in touch: sjanesch@inquirer.com

Philadelphia family court judge charged with assaulting his wife and daughter #Echobox=1773185049" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

Two men expected to be charged with killing American Airlines flight attendant outside his South Philadelphia home ebx.sh/VoiHWA

@Dana_TFSJ @PhillyInquirer Everyone was just charged. Of course there’s no convictions yet.

The @PhillyInquirer's @EllieRushing details 22 separate shootings from 2022 through 2025 attributed to a couple of street gangs, noting who has been charged with the shootings, but lists very few actual convictions. inquirer.com/crime/ybc-phil…

@PhillyCrimeUpd Thanks! Not all of the 19 are YBC. The 19 includes YBC as well as smaller affiliate crews and also the rival group members.

19 Expected To Be Charged In Major West Philly Gang Indictment Ellie Rushing of the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that 19 people connected to the Young Bag Chasers (YBC) and rival crews are expected to be charged in a sweeping indictment tied to a yearslong gang war in West Philadelphia. At least five people were taken into custody early Wednesday as part of a joint investigation by Philadelphia Police and the District Attorney’s Office Gun Violence Task Force. 🔎 Investigators say the feud fueled nearly two dozen shootings between 2022 and 2024 — including at least five homicides. • 35 total victims • Victims ranged from 5 to 42 years old • Shootings spanned multiple neighborhoods Sources say several of those expected to be charged are already incarcerated on unrelated cases. Authorities linked the violence to YBC and rival cliques, including CCK — groups that allegedly escalated retaliation through shootings and social media taunts. This indictment follows a multi-year probe into dozens of unsolved shootings connected to the feud. Names and specific charges have not yet been released. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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DA Larry Krasner is forming a coalition of progressive prosecutors committed to charging federal agents who violate state laws. It's called the Fight Against Federal Overreach, sharing an acronym with one of his favorite slogans: FAFO via @EllieRushing inquirer.com/crime/larry-kr…

Personal news: Today is my last day at the @PhillyInquirer after 12.5 amazing years. I’m so grateful to the paper that raised me for giving me every opportunity & to the brilliant journalists here who tell the region's stories so well - and whom I'm lucky to call dear friends.

You should also read @EllieRushing's devastating story on one of the still unsolved murders of recent years. inquirer.com/crime/a/anasta…

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@EllieRushing I can’t subscribe to every newspaper in the country.

Anastasiya Stangret was found dead under a wooden pallet in an abandoned lot in Frankford last June, and went unidentified for months. Her family, and the homicide detective desperate to catch her killer, want you to know her story: inquirer.com/crime/a/anasta…

@AnnieMcTV @6abc We will miss you, Annie! Good luck with everything and thanks for always being so kind.

My last day @6abc has arrived! Thank you for 13 years. I’m grateful for my time here and for our viewers who let me into their lives. Follow me on tik tok, insta & FB to stay posted on my next chapter in journalism. My next book - Restless Ghosts is out in 2026! ❤️✌️

🇺🇸 In Battered Kensington, Signs Of Progress ▫Kensington now has fewer shootings and people on the streets. But the open-air drug market persists ▫@EllieRushing ▫is.gd/qo1Hv6 #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer

Investigators believe this American Airlines flight attendant "was attacked inside his South Philadelphia home last week, then fell — or was thrown — out of his third-floor window." @PhillyInquirer @EllieRushing @MichelleAMyers inquirer.com/news/american-…

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@EllieRushing Very sad, now do you plan to write about the DAO and Garcia who just killed again after DAO let him off a life sentence?

The parents of 16-year-old Xzavier Gregory, shot and killed last month in Northeast Philadelphia, want people to know not just how he died — but who he was. inquirer.com/crime/xzavier-…

Larry Krasner comfortably won a third term as Philadelphia's district attorney, again defying a Democratic establishment that has often opposed him. with @anna_orso @EllieRushing inquirer.com/politics/phila…

Months before Keon King was charged with killing Kada Scott, he was wanted for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend, but no one arrested him — even in court inquirer.com/crime/keon-kin…