Funeral Held For Nick Flacco, Son Of Philadelphia Police Inspector
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A funeral was held Thursday for Nicholas Flacco, the son of a high-ranking Philadelphia police official, who was shot and killed over the weekend. Flacco's funeral will be held at St. Albert the Great Church in Lower Moreland at noon.
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Meantime, the man accused of killing him, 19-year-old Tyquan "Fats" Atkinson, was arraigned early Thursday morning. He is being held without bail.
A four-day manhunt for Atkinson came to an end in dramatic fashion Wednesday evening at a Delaware County strip mall. Police arrested Atkinson on the roof of a Chester business on the 800 block of Upland Street. They had to use a fire ladder to get him down.
Investigators say Atkinson shot and killed Flacco Saturday night at FDR park, where Flacco and his friends were celebrating the Phillies' win.
A fight between women broke out nearby and one woman threatened to call her man. Police say that's when Atkinson showed up and Flacco's friends dared the suspect to shoot, thinking his gun wasn't real.
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Flacco was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he died.
Now, Atkinson is facing murder, criminal conspiracy and firearms charges.
