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Armed Carjackers Take Car From South Philadelphia Walmart Lot; Police Find Car in Delaware County

Two armed men carjacked a driver in the parking lot of a popular South Philadelphia shopping center overnight and wound up ditching the car in Delaware County.

The gunmen approached the driver in the Walmart parking lot along Christopher Columbus Boulevard just after midnight, said Philadelphia Police.

The victim luckily wasn’t injured as the suspects drove off, said police.

Police used the victim’s cellphone and surveillance cameras to track the car through West Philadelphia and into Upper Darby in Delco, said police.

Upper Darby Police found the carjacked vehicle along Long Lane – a shotgun still inside – more than 10 miles away, said investigators.

The victim identified the suspects who were arrested and awaiting charges, said police.

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