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Victim fatally shoots attempted carjacker in Nicetown, police say
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Another carjacker fled in a dark colored SUV.
NICETOWN - A man is dead after what police say was an attempted carjacking in Nicetown.
Officials say two men stopped at a gas station at the corner of West Hunting Park Avenue and North Broad Street Saturday, just after 10:30 p.m.
One of the two men went into the convenience store, while the other remained outside. It was then, authorities say, two men pulled up in a dark SUV and attempted a carjacking.
The man inside the store came outside, saw the two men and began to fire a gun, according to officials.
3 killed in overnight shootings across Philadelphia, police say
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FOX 29 s Alex George has more on weekend violence that left three dead.
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police report three men were killed in two different shootings overnight in the city, including a man who was shot dead during an attempted carjacking and gun battle.
There have been 460 homicides so far this year with a total of 2,000 shootings.
Officers responded to a gas station on the corner of West Hunting Park Avenue and North Broad Street just after 10:30 p.m. where a man was hit once in the chest by gunfire.
According to investigators, the shooting happened after the alleged shooter saw his car being robbed while leaving the convenience store. The man, who is believed the be licensed to carry, opened fire on two suspected carjackers who then returned fire. One man was struck in the chest and died at Temple Hospital, the other fled the scene.