Driver flags down Philly police after shots fired into car, passenger killed

Thursday, May 27, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting after a driver flagged down officers to tell them his passenger had been shot.

Police say a gunman fired into the victims' car at 54th Street and Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
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The driver got as far as 40th Street and Lancaster Avenue before catching the attention of police.



Police say the victim, a 38-year-old man, was shot five times in the back. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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The driver was also taken to the hospital. It was not known if he had been struck in the shooting.

No arrests have been made.
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