93-year-old man found dead in North Philadelphia; police search for missing car

Suspicious death of 93-year-old man under investigation in Philly

Philadelphia police are searching for the car belonging to a 93-year-old Logan man who was found dead inside his home.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a suspicious death in North Philadelphia after a 93-year-old man was found dead with lacerations inside a home on Friday.

What we know:

Officers responded to the 4500 block of North 16th Street around 2:58 p.m. Friday, where they found the man unresponsive inside the residence. Medics pronounced him dead at 3:05 p.m.

Police say the victim, a 93-year-old man, had lacerations to the chest and head. The case is being handled as a suspicious death pending further investigation.

Investigators also discovered that the man’s wallet, car keys and vehicle were missing. Detectives are now searching for his white 2007 Chrysler 300, Pennsylvania tag GRJ-5294.

The Homicide Unit is actively investigating and urges anyone with information about the incident or the location of the missing vehicle to contact police immediately.

What they're saying:

"I really don't understand. It is sad," said Kimberly Perry. She and others who live on North 16th Street are in shock over what Philadelphia Police say happened to their 93-year-old neighbor.

"I’m very shocked. Maybe a little nervous too. You know how close. So, I just hope they catch whoever it is. He did not deserve none of this," said Perry, who lives right next door to the victim.

"His car wasn't there, so we figured he probably went to the doctor or something. Then we found out. We found out that that happened," said Norman Oliver, who lives two doors away. 

He says he would see the victim's niece check on him all the time and that his wife passed away.

"I don't know. You know? We did not see nobody suspicious or nothing. Did not hear nothing," said Oliver. "The last time I saw him I think it was Tuesday when he was going to the senior citizens center," he recalled. "He was a nice person. Everybody liked him around here. He always speak to people. You pass him and he will say hi. He was a real nice guy," said Oliver.

What we don't know:

Philadelphia police have not yet released the victim's identification or cause of death.