A driver was shot and carjacked after he stopped to help people on the side of a busy Philadelphia road late Tuesday night, police said.
The incident occurred along the 400 block of West Roosevelt Boulevard in the Feltonville neighborhood around 10:44 p.m. Police said a man in his 40s pulled over to help the suspects who appeared to need assistance on the side of the road.
The two individuals approached the victim with guns and shot him in the back during a struggle, police said. They then drove off in the victim's white 2015 Mercedes-Benz.
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The victim was taken to Einstein Medical Center where he was placed in stable condition, according to police.
The stolen Mercedes has a Pennsylvania tag reading "LLH-4129." Police said they have yet to make an arrest.
The incident was one of several car theft incidents Tuesday into Wednesday. Police chased down a suspected carjacker in Fairmount Park following a pursuit and a man was stabbed in West Kensington during an attempted carjacking.
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