Former Philly officer who fatally shot TJ Siderio charged with murder; Woman shoots 2 sons in Upper Makefield

THE RUNDOWN: 

1. TJ Siderio shooting: Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder in 12-year-old's death

PHILADELPHIA - The former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old TJ Siderio in South Philadelphia has been charged with murder, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday. 

According to Krasner, former officer Edsaul Mendoza is facing multiple charges including first-degree murder, third-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting. 

Mendoza is in custody and being held without bail, Krasner said during a Monday morning press conference, adding that no bail is normal for the seriousness of the charges. 

Police say four plainclothes officers in an unmarked car were patrolling the area near the 1700 block of Barbara Street around 7 p.m. on March 1 when they spotted two juveniles on bikes. 

According to investigators, officers noticed that one of the juveniles was armed with a handgun and turned on the emergency lights to confront him. As police were getting out of the car, the armed juvenile, identified as Thomas "TJ" Siderio, fired a shot at the passenger's side window and narrowly missed the officers.

2. DA: Mother charged with attempted homicide after shooting 2 sons at Pennsylvania home

UPPER MAKEFIELD, Pa. - A Bucks County woman is facing attempted murder charges after authorities say she shot her two sons in their beds and then tried to shoot a neighbor when her gun jammed. 

Trinh T. Nguyen, 38, was arrested Monday morning near United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing hours after the shooting that left both children, 13 and 9, in grave condition. 

Officers from the Upper Makefield Police Department were called to Timber Ridge Road around 7 a.m. for reports of an armed person. Police were told by a 22-year-old neighbor that Nguyen allegedly tried to shoot him twice in the face after she handed him a box of photos to give to her ex-husband whom her worked with. 

According to investigators, Nguyen pulled the trigger twice, but the gun did not fire. The 22-year-old man wrapped Nguyen in a bear hug and disarmed her, but she fled the neighborhood in a white Toyota Sienna minivan, police said. 

Officers and the mother of the neighbor entered Nguyen's home and found her two boys, ages 13 and 9, each gravely shot in the head. Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub told reporters that both children will have their organs donated. 

Prosecutors said Nguyen was also taken to the hospital after her arrest, due to the "indication that she herself was under the influence of drugs." She has since been cleared for arrest, but has not been arraigned. 

Nguyen is currently facing three counts of attempted homicide and a charge of possession of an instrument of crime. 

Authorities have not shared a motive for the shooting, but Meintraub said investigators believe it might have been a botched double murder-suicide. 

3. Philadelphia man, 22, fatally shoots grandfather, another man in Logan, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia man has been arrested and faces murder charges after he fatally shot his grandfather and another man who may be a relative in Logan.  

Authorities say the double murder scene was discovered on the 4600 block of North Broad Street in the city's Logan neighborhood at 4:42 p.m. 

Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun, authorities say. 

According to police, the decomposed body of a person was found shot on the third floor of the residence and the body of a 45-year-old man was also found fatally shot in the home. 

Investigators learned that on April 28, 67-year-old Benjamin McMichael went into the bedroom that belonged to his grandson, 22-year-old Czar McMichael, and complained about the condition, police say. 

When Benjamin McMichael grabbed his grandson's arm, Czar McMichael spun around and fatally shot him, according to police. 

4. NJ's ban on plastic and paper bags to start Wednesday

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The countdown is on until disposable bags are a thing of the past in New Jersey. The Garden State’s bag ban goes effect Wednesday and it isn’t just plastic bags. The ban includes paper bags, as well.

Starting. May 4th, stores will be banned from giving single-use plastic bags, the ones a store clerk typically drops groceries into at the check out.

Governor Phil Murphy signed the ban into law in 2020. Now, people will have to bring their own or buy reusable bags at various stores.

State officials say the ban also includes paper bags for most grocery stores.

For those ordering pick up, some stores have said they will add the cost of reusable bags to the bill.

5. Weather Authority: Another warm, spring day Tuesday ahead of evening showers

PHILADELPHIA -More ups and downs expected for the first week of May.

However, warm temperatures are here to stay for the first couple days with highs in the 70s on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Temperatures expected to fall tonight before warming up again tomorrow for a partly sunny morning.

As the sun sets, a chance of rain lingers from tomorrow night into Wednesday morning with scattered showers.

Mother's Day is still looking like a lovely May Day as we look into the rest of the week.