PHILADELPHIA - Local, state, and federal authorities will gather in Philadelphia Tuesday to discuss two recent deadly shootings they say may be connected to a local carjacking operation.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, District Attorney Larry Krasner, and U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier-Williams will be among those joining Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at an 11 a.m.
press conference, among others. The first incident happened back on Feb. 6 and left 60-year-old George Briscella dead. Officials say Briscella, a grandfather and military veteran, was getting back into his 2020 Toyota RAV4 after visiting his mother on the 2100 block of Afton Street around 8 p.m.As he approached his car in the driveway, police say he was approached by three suspects.
Soon after, investigators say three shots were fired from an AR-15 style rifle and one hit Briscella on the right side of the abdomen.