Authorities are investigating a spike in crime along one of Philadelphia's most popular areas for recreation and exercise.
A police source tells FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce that the Philadelphia Police Department is investigating several gunpoint carjackings near Kelly Drive. One of the most recent carjackings happened last Friday in broad daylight along Lemon Hill Drive. when police said 30-year-old Taion Carter was fatally shot in the head on the 2400 block of Kelly Drive.
A law enforcement source said most of the crimes have happened between 9:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. Likewise, those who use Kelly Drive for running, walking and other leisure actives have taken notice.
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