Daily News | Philadelphia Parking Authority worker shot, critically wounded
A Philadelphia Parking Authority employee was shot twice Friday afternoon while on duty in the city’s Frankford section, police said.
The unidentified worker was shot in the left ear and right shoulder at 3:51 p.m., police said. He was taken to Temple University Hospital and was listed Friday night as in critical condition.No further information was available regarding the motive for the shooting. But Philadelphia Parking Authority workers have faced increased violence in the past few years.
Employees in the authority — which has already dealt with staff shortages — have grown more and more concerned about their safety working in the city. In 2019, parking enforcement officers reported 76 incidents. But in 2021, officers reported 226 incidents, a drastic increase.
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