A gunman opened up the passenger door of driver’s car and shot him in the head overnight along a West Philadelphia street.
Police officers found the victim slumped over in the driver’s seat of a running 2015 Toyota Camry parked on N 51st Street near Market Street just after 1 a.m.
The driver – a man in his 20s or 30s – was shot multiple times in the head, said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. Medics pronounced the man dead a short time later.
The gunman appeared to have opened the passenger door and fired five bullets – at least two striking the victim in the head.
“He shot into the open passenger side door,” said Small.
The car is owned by a woman who lives a couple miles away, said Small.
Police didn’t immediately have a motive for the shooting nor a description of the gunman. Investigators planned to look at area surveillance cameras in an attempt to find clues.
This wasn't the only deadly shooting in the city overnight as a man was shot dead along Allman Street near 60th Street in Southwest Philadelphia.
