Multiple gunmen surrounded a running sedan on a Strawberry Mansion street overnight and opened fire, killing a man inside. Police called the ambush an apparent “execution.” NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports.
What to Know
- Philadelphia police found Kelvin Manuel Sori shot dead inside a car in Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion neighborhood early Tuesday.
- At least 31 shots were fired from multiple gunmen who surrounded the running sedan, investigators said.
- "This appears to be an execution," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Gunmen surrounded a running car parked on a Strawberry Mansion street and opened fire, killing the man inside. At least 31 shots were fired in the killing that Philadelphia police said appeared to be an "execution."
Philadelphia police rushed to North 32nd Street, near Norris Street, around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday to find a red Hyundai Sonata sedan covered in bullet holes. A man shot multiple times was in the driver seat, the engine was still running, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Bullets struck the man -- later identified as 22-year-old Kelvin Manuel Sori -- in the head, face and torso, Small said. Sori, who lived on North 32nd Street, died at the scene.
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"This appears to be an execution," Small said.
Police found evidence that at least 31 shots in total were fired from the front, passenger side and driver side of the car.
"It appears that the shooters were firing into this vehicle from every direction," Small said.
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At least 15 shots struck the car, which is registered to a woman who lives in North Philadelphia.
Police real-time crime cameras captured three men walking up to the vehicle, Small said.
"You can clearly see shots being fired," Small said.
The three men ran off south on 32nd Street.
Entering Tuesday, at least 96 homicides were reported so far this year in Philadelphia. That's is up about 9% from the same time last year, which wound up being the deadliest year on record in the city.
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