Shattered glass is visible in the drivers side window of the gold Toyota Corolla Eddie Irizarry was driving as police investigators are on the scene in the 100 block of East Willard Street on Aug. 14. - Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including first-degree murder, against the now-fired city police officer who fatally shot 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry in Kensington this past summer. The decision by Common Pleas Court Judge Lillian Ransom means that the prosecution of Mark Dial will now proceed to trial, an outcome that had been uncertain after another judge — Municipal Court Judge Wendy Pew — dismissed all charges after a preliminary hearing last month. The development marks the latest chapter in the controversial case — one that has led to rallies and d...
