Police Look For Wanted Felon For Murder and Rape Attempts In Northwest Philly
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Police are looking for the dangerous felon that murdered and tried to rape two different women on November 2, 2026. This happened at a salon on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue, about 2:07 PM, in broad daylight.
The suspect has been identified as Jamal Pistoria. According to law enforcement authorities, he is alleged to have entered the salon and forced an employee to a rear room of the salon at gunpoint, where other employees were already located. Once at the rear of the salon, Pistoria shot the decedent and then began sexually assaulting and pistol-whipping the surviving victims. Pistoria then tried to remove one of the victims’ clothing, but she fought until Pistoria ran out of the room.
Pistoria then tried to take the cash register, but dropped it as he ran out of the salon. He picked up something from the register and left the salon, at which point one of the victims ran out of the salon to get help.
On November 3, 2026, the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death to be a homicide. The victim that was shot was identified as Bellaniri Ofelia Hernandez-Camil.She had been shot in the head.
Police are looking for Pistoria. He was caught on security cameras committing the crimes, police said. When caught, Pistoria will be charged with murder, rape and weapons offenses, police said.