New details have emerged on the death of a FedEx employee and fired shots at the police, just in a short timespan that has one gunman accused of both the murder and shootings. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville shares more on what happened.
A man who is suspected of killing a FedEx driver at a package facility near the Philadelphia International Airport on Friday afternoon was arrested following a shootout with police in North Philadelphia, authorities told NBC10.
The suspect has not been identified, but was hospitalized Friday evening after the shootout at 10th and Westmoreland streets in Philadelphia, police said.
The shooting of the FedEx driver occurred about 2 p.m. at the company's facility in the 8700 block of Essington Avenue in Tinicum Township, near the airport, police there said in a statement.
The victim was identified as Bart Masciulli, 51, of Levittown, Bucks County, police said. He was killed while sitting in his truck.
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A motive for the killing remains unknown.
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