Video shows tow truck driver seeking help after being shot in Southwest Philadelphia
A tow truck driver ran to a relative's house for help after being shot, and it was captured on video.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A tow truck driver was shot during an attempted robbery in Southwest Philadelphia late Monday night.
Investigators say the 40-year-old victim had just parked after leaving work around 11 p.m. in the 2100 block of S. 72nd Street.
That's when police said four young males, who were carrying guns and wearing dark-colored clothing, approached the tow truck driver.
Family members identified the victim as father of five Sallieu Sesay.
"He just came and banged on the door. He was screaming and said, 'Help, help I got shot,'" said his cousin, Amadu Koroma.
Korma lives just down the street from where Sesay was shot multiple times. He answered the door when he heard his cousin's cries for help.
"He was shot on the two of the legs, the arm and the back," Koroma said. "I was terrified. My kids were inside the house, my wife. Everybody was just crying."
Sesay's father, Mohamed Sesay, rushed to the scene in shock.
"I was shaking, I was crying and said, 'That's my son who got shot.'" said Mohamed Sesay. "They said, 'it's ok, just calm down' and they let me go sit in the car."
Mohamed Sesay said his son had at least two surgeries and remains in condition after extensive blood loss, but is expected to survive.
"I feel a big relief for now," said Mohamed Sesay.
The tow truck was carrying a car on the flatbed, but police say they do not believe it was a repossession. It was just being towed, police said.
Anyone with information about the suspects or the shooting is asked to call police.
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