Man killed in shooting in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek section; police search for 2 suspects

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are searching for two suspects in a deadly shooting in Cobbs Creek.

The shooting happened along the 5500 block of Sansom Street at about 8 p.m. Monday.
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Police say the victim is a 19-year-old man who was in the passenger seat of a blue sedan.

The car was targeted with gunfire as it made its way down the block. Police say the car then crashed into an abandoned school bus.
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Police believe the suspects used a rifle and handgun in the shooting.

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