Following the carjacking incident, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said that he was 'appalled' by the crime.
to pass"common sense gun safety measures like background checks, like doing away with ghost guns."
Pennsylvania Representative Mary Gay Scanlon called for common sense gun laws to be passed after she was carjacked at gunpoint on Wednesday. Above, Scanlon attends a news conference on the Protecting Our Democracy Act at the U.S. Capitol on September 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C., Scanlon said that she was not harmed during the incident and thanked the Philadelphia Police Department for their"swift response.
"The investigation determined Philadelphia Police Department investigated the armed carjacking of Pennsylvania Mary Gay Scanlon earlier during the day where her 2017 Acura MDX was stolen," the department said. Three of the suspects were charged with receiving stolen property over $1,500, according to police. The 15-year-old was also charged with receiving stolen property over $1,500 as well as resisting arrest and two counts of criminal mischief.
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