Fairmount Park

Driver crashes in Fairmount Park after being shot in the head

The driver of a Honda Accord crashed through two separate fences and slammed into a tree after being shot twice in the head early Sunday, police said

The driver of a Honda Accord crashed through two fences before slamming into a tree after being shot twice in the head early Sunday, police officials said.

According to law enforcement officials, the incident happened at about 5:44 a.m., along the 1700 block of Belmont Mansion Drive in Fairmount Park, when police found the aftermath of the incident after a Honda Accord crashed into a tree after driving through two fences.

Inside the vehicle, officials said, police officers found a 20-year-old man who had been shot in the head twice.

The driver was taken to a nearby hospital where, officials said, he was placed in extremely critical condition.

Police officials said they have not yet made any arrests in this incident but an investigation is ongoing.

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