PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is once again asking the public for help identifying suspects wanted for a shooting in Kensington in February. The department says the three men shot at a driver after he honked his horn at them. They were in the middle of the road blocking traffic at the time,
Police are asking anyone who might have information to contact them immediately.
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Police are investigating a shooting in Kensington last week. According to police, three men were approached by a man in a vehicle in the 4600 block of C Street area at around 11 pm, on February 18.
According to police, the three men were disrupting traffic and creating a disturbance.
“The three young males were walking on the 4600 block of C St towards Courtland Street,” police said in a report of the incident. “The group slowly crossed C St mid-block, disrupting vehicular traffic. The driver of one vehicle honked at the males, prompting them to yell obscenities at the driver before one of the males fired three shots into the driver’s side of the car, striking the operator in the left thigh.”
The suspects fled on foot towards Courtland St.
If you have any information regarding this case, please call 911 or call the Philadelphia Police Department hotline. To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to 215.686.TIPS (8477). All tips are confidential.