A man withdrawing cash from an ATM is the latest victim of gun violence in Philadelphia, and now a manhunt is on for two suspects. alecia__reid reports.
PHILADELPHIA — Police say a 69-year-old man was shot and killed inside a Citizens Bank in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. Officials identified the victim as James Watson of Philadelphia.Former Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Found Not Guilty On All Counts In Deadly 2015 Train DerailmentWatson was shot twice in the abdomen and was found next to the ATM machines. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
They’ve also already found a spent shell casing on the sidewalk outside the bank, as well as evidence inside the vestibule area. “There’s robberies, you got clubs, you got drug dealers hanging on the corner,” Don Martin, of Germantown, said. “You have the club across the street that’s constantly getting high. This area is unsafe for the citizens.”“I can’t take it no more,” Germantown resident Vester Hoyle said.“When they told us they were making a move, I called down to the corporate office and told them about the crime rate in this area,” Martin said.
Customers oftentimes see people hanging out in the vestibule or nearby and the doors are usually unlocked.The bank was padlocked all day Friday as news of Watson’s tragic death spread through the community. “I feel sorry for his family. These young people don’t have any respect for the elderly,” Angela Epperson said. “May God let him rest in peace.”CBS3’s Jan Carabeo, Kerri Corrado and Alecia Reid contributed to this report.
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