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Two prisoners escape facilities, evade officials for nearly 2 days with one wanted for murdering 4 people

  • Two inmates escaped from a Philadelphia prison for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing
  • Ameen Hurst, 18, is accused of killing four people and Nasir Grant, 24, was being held on conspiracy drug and weapons charges
  • They escaped by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard
  • Headcounts conducted at the prison did not show that the inmates were missing until about 3 p.m. the next day
  • Officials are investigating the incident and asking for the public's help in finding Hurst
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