Photo Sal Rosales.Special To Delaware Valley News.com
by Alex Lloyd Gross
THIS STORY IS BASED OFF OF PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. IT WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE FACTS COME IN AND ARE CONFIRMED BY POLICE. UPDATES WILL REFLECT THIS.
UPDATE JUNE 24 2026 1:00 POLICE SAID THAT A MALE IN HIS 20’S WAS SHOT WHILE DRIVING HIS CAR NORTH ON FRANKFORD AVENUE. A CAR PULLED ALONG SIDE OF HIS CAR AND AT LEAST SEVEN SHOTS WERE FIRED. THE SHOOTERS CAR WAS TWO PEOPLE IN IN, POLICE SAID. THE DECEASED MALE SUSTAINED GUNSHOTS TO HIS FACE AND SHOULDERS. NO MOTIVE WAS GIVEN.
ORIGINAL STORY IS BELOW.
One was shot and killed earlier today as he sat in his car near the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Academy Road. It is unknown if he was driving or not. His car then went into the side of the Auto Zone at that location. This happened around 4:00 PM.
Upon arrival, first responders located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. Medics immediately treated the victim at the scene and transported him to Jefferson/Aria Torresdale Hospital where the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 4:22 PM. police said.
It is unknown if anyone was in the car with him and the shooter left in a gold colored vehicle;e southbound on I-95. A motive is unknown at this time. The amount of shots fired is also unknown at this time.
There is a large crime scene in the area.