PA Officers Fatally Shoot Carjacking Suspect Who Killed Female Driver

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department shot and killed a man who had allegedly murdered a woman and stolen her automobile early Thursday morning.

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department shot and killed a man who had allegedly murdered a woman and stolen her automobile early Thursday morning.Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department shot and killed a man who had allegedly murdered a woman and stolen her automobile early Thursday morning.Screen grab of news report. 

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department shot and killed a man who had allegedly murdered a woman and stolen her automobile early Thursday morning.

According to NBC News, the incident began before dawn on Thursday, when a 29-year-old man approached a local church and attempted to enter. He allegedly encountered a church employee, fatally shot her, and took her car keys.

After fleeing the scene, the gunman was located by responding police officers.

A confrontation ensued, during which officers fatally shot the suspect.

Sergeant Eric Gripp of the Philadelphia Police Department called the gunman a "deranged individual who was on a rampage."

 

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