Daily News | A Mayfair man shot and killed an attacker who tried to rob him while posing as a cop, police say
Philadelphia Police said the attack in Mayfair happened on the 7200 block of Battersby Street around 10 p.m. Homicide Capt. Jason Smith said Monday a resident of an apartment had just parked his Dodge Hellcat when he was approached by two men who identified themselves as police officers, bound his hands with zip-ties, held a gun to his back and started walking him toward his apartment. One of the men was wearing a gold badge that hung around his neck, Smith said.
Before they got inside, the resident — whom police did not identify — managed to break one hand free of the zip-tie and reach for his gun, Smith said. He fired several shots, striking one of the attackers in the head, arm, and chest. The second suspect ran away, while Smith said the resident — who had a license to carry a firearm — went into his apartment and barricaded his door with furniture.
The man who was shot was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:19 p.m., police said. Smith said police recovered nine fired cartridge casings at the scene, though it was not clear if all were from the resident’s gun. Smith said investigators were not sure what the robbers may have been looking for, or whether they knew the man they attacked.Smith said he did not expect the man who fired at his assailants to face charges.Steve Schaefer, who lives across a three-foot alleyway from where the shooting happened, said he was in his bedroom Sunday night when he heard five to six loud banging noises around the same time.
Denise McGlinchey, who lives a few doors away, and said Monday that she had been relaxing Sunday night when she heard loud noises outside her window. She didn’t think anything of it — until police arrived.Graphics editor John Duchneskie contributed to this article.
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