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Jurors remained undecided Wednesday after several hours of deliberating whether 22-year-old Michael White is guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of 37-year-old Sean Schellenger.Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Glenn B. Bronson sent the jury home when they couldnt reach a verdict by the end of the day. They will resume deliberations Thursday morning. I Was Horrified: Michael White Recalls Rittenhouse Killing White is facing one count of voluntary manslaughter, plus tampering, obstruction and weapons charges. The jury must vote unanimously to either convict or acquit White.Voluntary manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison. 2 Guys Ready to Go: Witness Recalls Seconds Before Killing The emotional four-day trial wrapped earlier in the day with lawyers from both sides presenting their closing arguments.In her closing statement, Philadelphia Chief Public Defender Keir Bradford-Gray said the case is about a lot of things: race, class. Michael White Pleads Not Guilty to Rittenhouse Killing We cant negate that, she told jurors, adding that White was defending himself against a drunk and aggressive man 50 pounds heavier who threatened to beat the black off him.Assistant District Attorney Sherrell Dandy painted a very different picture for the jury during her closing argument, saying the killing was not justified and urging jurors to hold White accountable for Schellengers death.This case is not about a white victim and a black defendant, she said. Schellenger died for no reason.The 14-person jury, which includes two alternates, must decide whether White was justified in killing Schellenger and whether he intended for him to die. In order to convict White of voluntary manslaughter, prosecutors must prove beyond reasonable doubt that White did not act in self-defense.When people are attacked, theyre allowed to defend themselves with force, Bradford-Gray said.Dandy, however, argued that White did not retreat during his fight with Schellenger. Instead, White provoked the victim by calling him a tough guy and brandishing a knife.None of his actions said he was scared, Dandy said.Both Dandy and Bradford-Gray rehashed key moments of the four-day trial during their closing statements. Dandy called mention of Schellengers cocaine use, heavy drinking and prior arrests victim bashing and a distraction from his death.Bradford-Gray echoed her clients testimony from Tuesday, calling Whites actions a series of reactions stemming from his fear of Schellenger. White held his hand up in a stop motion and walked backwards away from Schellenger in an attempt to end the fight. Rather than leaving him alone, Schellenger attacked, she said.He tackled White to teach him a lesson, Bradford-Gray said.White took the stand Tuesday, providing three hours of testimony in his own defense. He said the fight and killing happened in mere seconds, but the memory lingers.I cannot forget that night, he said Tuesday.White said he was riding a red bicycle north along 17th Street near Rittenhouse Square on his way to deliver Popeyes chicken when he came across two stopped cars. The driver of a black Mercedes honked his horn at a gold Taurus idling in front of him, allegedly muttering a racial epithet in his frustration, White said in court Tuesday.I had no intention of killing anyone, he told jurors.Prosecutor Anthony Voci, Jr., chief of the Philadelphia District Attorneys Office homicide unit, argued that White made a series of decisions that ultimately resulted in Schellengers death.You could have pedaled away, Voci said to White during cross examination.White formally pleaded not guiltylast week to all charges.Photo Credit: NBC10 - Alicia Lozano This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

At least three people were killed while eight others were injured in a single vehicle crash in New Garden, Pennsylvania.A work van carrying 11 people was traveling in the southbound lanes of the Route 1 bypass near Newark Road on Wednesday shortly before 2:30 p.m. when the driver somehow lost control. Heavy Rain Leads to Slippery Evening Commute in Area The van crashed off the side of the highway, ejecting at least one of the passengers and trapping others. Three people were killed while eight others were hurt. Police have not yet revealed the conditions of the injured victims.NBC10 spoke to Jessica Royal, the sister of one of passengers. At the time she spoke with us, she didnt know how her brother was doing and had been trying to call hospitals. Philadelphia Mayor Announces Plan to Restrict Vaping Sales Trying to find out if he is okay and all we know is that he was in the accident and he was on his way to work in that van, she said.She later learned that her 44-year-old brother was one of the three people who died. Those who knew the victim said he had been working for about seven months and loading up trucks for Herrs Snacks based in Nottingham, Pennsylvania. An Old Pipe Caused a Massive Blast. Then Came the Acid Leak The victims friend, Clifford White, told NBC10 they worked together at a temp agency that drove them from Philadelphia to Nottingham.I used to be on that van so Im going through it because I could have been on that, White said.A spokesperson for Herrs Snacks also sent a statement to NBC10.It is our understanding at this time, although we have few details at this point, that this vehicle may have contained employees of a temp service we used, the spokesperson wrote. We have no other information at this time. They were not full-time employees of Herrs, and this is all we know at this point.Officials have not revealed the cause of the crash though it occurred as heavy rain fell throughout the area.Route 1 southbound was closed between SR-82 and the Toughkenamon exit due to the crash. It was later reopened.Police continue to investigate.

Hometown roots paid off for presidential candidates with ties to the Philadelphia region in the first half of the year.Former Vice President Joe Biden - who lives in Delaware, was born in Scranton and operates his national campaign headquarters from Philadelphia - pulled in more than $1 million from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey since launching his campaign in April. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker raised $3 million from the three states combined most of it from New Jersey, according to campaign finance filings with the Federal Election Commission. Hunter Biden: Trump Attacks Based on Ridiculous Conspiracy Biden raised about $938,000 in Pennsylvania for the period, more than the other top three Democratic fundraisers in the keystone state Sen. Bernie Sanders D-VT, Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-MA and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg D - combined. Biden also brought in $297,000 from Delaware, a state he represented in the Senate for more than three decades, and collected $246,000 from donors in New Jersey. Biden announced his campaign in April, so his fundraising covers a shorter period than most of his competitors.Booker raised $2.82 million from donors in his home state of New Jersey, making it his top state for fundraising. That total from New Jersey also bests the per candidate fundraising hauls from the nationals largest state, California, for Biden, Warren and Sanders each of whom had California as their number one source for campaign money. Californias Sen. Kamala Harris far outraised them in her home state, bringing in $7.55 million from California. Buttigieg raised $4.32 million from there. Biden, Warren, Sanders Face Scrutiny at Democratic Debate President Donald Trump, a Republican who won Pennsylvania in the 2016 general election, raised $359,000 in Pennsylvania in the first half of the year, less than Biden but more than any of the other Democratic candidates.Among Democrats, Buttigieg raised the most in Pennsylvania behind Biden. The Indiana mayor brought in $253,000 in Pennsylvania, more than Warren $237,000, Sanders $215,000 and Booker $213,000. Impeachment Timeline: Trumps Dealings With Ukraine Photo Credit: Getty Images

Meteorologist David Murphy says the winds will be less intense on Friday. Saturday looks great.

A jury is continuing their deliberations at this hour in the Rittenhouse stabbing trial.

Two families in Delaware County, Pennsylvania are calling for a group of police officers to be fired and the attorney general to investigate after family members were arrested for loitering in front of their homes.