Watch Live: Homicide investigators are about to give a live update on the deadly shooting of a man police say was killed while intervening in a carjacking in South Philly last night.
Philadelphia Police Homicide Lt. Hamiton Marshmond said that three people -- all believed to be young males as young as their early teens -- were involved in the deadly carjacking attempt.Police said Salerno was not in the Pontiac sedan at the time of the shooting. He, however, owns the car, which was being used by a woman who investigators called a friend."We as a society can no longer accept the actions of individuals who prey on this city," Marshmond said.
Entering Thursday, there were at least 227 homicides reported so far this year in Philadelphia, according to . That's down 21% from the same time last year, but still on pace to be one of the deadliest years since data began being tabulated in 2007. There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia.
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