Eric W. Radcliff

Deadly force

Charles W. Fricker, 52, of Waterford Works was fatally stabbed near his parked car, according to Philadelphia police. His alleged attacker, Eric Radcliff, fled on a bicycle, but a witness trailed him to a house about a mile from the murder scene. Police then confronted Radcliff as he held a butcher's knife in the basement. Officers tried to subdue Radcliff with a Taser, but he was shot dead when he lunged at the officers with a 13-inch knife.