Police: 2 passersby seen stealing from victim in deadly shooting in Philadelphia

It occurred round 6:30 p.m. on the nook of eighth and Luzerne Streets.

Police say a 38-year-old man was concerned in an altercation with one other man when the gunman walked up and fired a minimum of eight photographs.

The sufferer was shot 4 instances earlier than he collapsed on the sidewalk.

In keeping with Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small, the sufferer did pull out a weapon because the gunshots rang out. Nevertheless, it does not seem he fired his weapon.

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The shooter and the person concerned within the altercation have been seen fleeing in a dark-colored car.

Earlier than officers arrived, video reveals a person and girl going by the sufferer’s pockets and taking his gun as he lay dying on the sidewalk.

“You clearly see a female and male stroll as much as him whereas he was (mendacity) on the sidewalk. A male picks up the gun, takes it out of his fingers, after which fingers it to a feminine. Then you definately additionally see this male undergo the sufferer’s pockets,” mentioned Small.

The sufferer was rushed to an space hospital the place he later died. He has not been recognized.

Police are trying to find a number of suspects at the moment.

Anybody with data is requested to name police at 215-686-TIPS.