Man Shot Multiple Times in Philadelphia Gas Station Ambush Style Murder

PHILADELPHIA, P A – Police in Philadelphia are searching for two gunmen who ambushed a man while pumping his gas at a Mount Airy Avenue gas station.

According to police, on Monday,  at approximately 2:30 pm, two offenders wearing black clothing approached a male victim who was pumping gas into his vehicle at a gas station located at 1060 E. Mount Airy Ave.

“The offenders fired multiple shots at the victim, striking him throughout the body. The victim died of his injuries. The offenders were operating a 2009 red Mazda 3 sedan bearing the New Jersey license plate V62-PWX, and were last seen fleeing West on Mount Airy Ave,” police later said in a press release. 

Kristen Harrison-Oneal
Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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