Pennsylvania
Man convicted of murdering his girlfriend, mother of his unborn child in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
A man was convicted of shooting and killing his girlfriend in front of their 1-year-old child and another woman who was pregnant with his child in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, in 2022, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
The Chester County DA’s Office said that Mamadou Kallie was found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder for his killings on the night of May 29, 2022. Prosecutors said Kallie shot and killed his girlfriend, Tiara Rodriguez-Diaz, in front of their 1-year-old son and then shot and killed Kimberly Ortiz-Zayas, who was five months pregnant with his child.
The shooting happened outside of a home near the 300 block of Glencrest Road in Coatesville around 11 p.m. on May 29, 2022. Kallie then proceeded to lead police officers on a chase to a nearby Wawa at the intersection of Route 340 and Route 30 in Thorndale, Chester County.
Wawa employees told CBS News Philadelphia that on the night of the shooting, they were asked to stay inside with the customers and away from the windows while officers apprehended Kallie.
Kallie, who was 23 years old at the time of the shooting, will be sentenced at a later date, according to the DA’s Office.
“To the family and friends of the victims, Tiara Rodriguez-Diaz and Kimberly Ortiz-Zayas, please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. I hope that you find some closure now that the trial has ended,” Chief Glenn Eckman with the Valley Township Police Department said in the announcement.
Chester County Detectives led the investigation and were assisted by the Valley Township Police Department, West Chester Police Department and Coatesville City Police Department.
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2% for March, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) announced in its preliminary report Friday.
According to L&I, the rate in Pennsylvania was one-tenth of a percentage point below the country’s unemployment rate, which fell to 4.3% compared to February.
The civilian labor force, consisting of residents working or looking for work, increased by 6,000 to 6,593,000, and employment increased by 9,000 while unemployment decreased by 3,000 from February.
Nonfarm jobs also rose in March, to 6,189,600, while jobs in six industry supersectors increased. Trade, transportation, and utilities were up 5,100 during March.
For more information about L&I, visit its website here.
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Pennsylvania saw a record low number of traffic deaths in 2025, according to PennDOT.
The department said 1,047 people were killed in traffic crashes last year, which is 80 fewer than last year and the lowest since record keeping began in 1928.
“Even one life lost is one too many, so while this decrease is good news, Pennsylvania remains committed to moving toward zero deaths on our roadways,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “PennDOT will continue to do our part to decrease fatalities through education and outreach, but we will only reach zero when we all work together.”
PennDOT said there were 109,515 total reportable crashes, which was the second lowest on record only to 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic kept drivers off the road. Of those total crashes, 979 were fatal, down from 1,060 last year.
The number of people killed in impaired driver crashes dropped from 342 to 258 last year, which was also the lowest on record. Fatalities in lane departure crashes and fatalities when someone wasn’t wearing a seatbelt declined as well. PennDOT attributes the decrease in deaths to infrastructure improvements and initiatives like enforcement and education campaigns.
Deaths involving a distracted driver were up from 49 to 54, but PennDOT says the long-term trend is decreasing, and a law that went into effect last June makes it illegal to use hand-held devices while driving, even while stopped because of traffic or a red light.
“Please drive safely,” Carroll said. “Put the phone down when you are behind the wheel. Always follow the speed limit and never drive impaired. And buckle up! Your seat belt can save your life in a crash.”
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