Man dies after shots fired toward vehicle with children inside, suspect apprehended: police
PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after a shooting erupted on a Philadelphia street, just inches from a packed car with two children sitting inside.
Police say the 36-year-old was trying to exit the vehicle on the 4300 block of Bermuda Street when he was shot multiple times Monday night.
The man, who police say works for a security company and was in partial uniform, was one of five people in the car at the time. Two small children were seated in the back.
MORE HEADLINES:
- Teen arrested for setting 3 fires in just one week in South Jersey town: officials
- Mom on trial for 11-year-old son's murder, driving car into ocean at Jersey Shore beach
- Man dies after getting trapped in sinking vehicle in Delaware canal: officials
Police found the man in critical condition just outside the vehicle, but no other passengers were harmed.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries several hours later.
Surveillance footage captured a man firing multiple shots toward the vehicle, according to police.
The 29-year-old suspect was apprehended by police a short time later, and taken into custody for further investigation.