Police said a pair of gunmen fired at least 30 shots at a pickup truck, killing a man in front of his wife. 'It appears to be an ambush,' Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. MattDeLucia
A man was ambushed by gunman and killed in front of his wife as he backed his pickup truck into the driveway of a Northeast Philadelphia home early Thursday.Philadelphia police rushed to a home on Whitaker Avenue, near Bleigh Avenue, in the Rhawnhurst section of the city around 1:30 a.m. to find a man in his 30s unresponsive in the front seat of his pickup truck, Small said.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
Investigators found evidence that more than 30 shots were fired, with at least 15 of the shots striking the driver's side of the truck -- several hitting the man in the driver's seat, Small said.
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