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- Police in South Jersey have arrested a woman who they say shot a man and stole his car in Philadelphia.
- Police say the woman first tried to steal a car on Monday night before fleeing the scene and confronting a 28-year-old man who was sitting in a car on Pentridge Street. The man was shot in the back and the woman drove off.
- Officers chased the woman and she was captured on the Atlantic City Expressway in Winslow Township after the vehicle crashed.
A woman shot a man and stole his car in Philadelphia and was later arrested on the Atlantic City Expressway in South Jersey following a chase Monday night, police said.
Police said the unidentified woman first tried to break into a car on the 1900 block of South Ithan Street in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood but was confronted by the vehicle's owner. The woman pulled out a gun and shot at the owner four times but missed him, investigators said. She then fled the scene.
The woman later confronted a 28-year-old man who was sitting inside a car on the 5600 block of Pentridge Street at 6:58 p.m., according to police. The woman allegedly went inside the car, struggled with the man and shot him once in the back before stealing his vehicle.
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The man was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Police chased after the woman who was captured on the Atlantic City Expressway mile-marker 38 after she crashed into a utility pole and guard rail. No police officers or civilians were injured during the chase.
Police also recovered the woman's weapon, investigators said. They have not yet revealed her identity.
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