A West Philadelphia driver was shot during an attempted carjacking near 51st and Kershaw streets at approximately 7:13 a.m. on August 10, 2026. The attackers produced a firearm and shot the man, who then drew his own weapon and returned fire.
Investigators recovered the victim’s firearm and four spent shell casings at the scene. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition. No suspects have been identified or arrested, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — A man behind the wheel of a blue Volvo was shot during an attempted carjacking in West Philadelphia early Monday morning, drew his own firearm, and fired back at the attackers, police said.
The shooting happened near the intersection of 51st and Kershaw streets at about 7:13 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026, according to police information as reported by NBC10 Philadelphia, which also obtained surveillance video of the moment gunfire erupted.
Police said the driver was the target of a carjacking. The suspected attackers produced a firearm. They shot him. He produced his own weapon and returned fire.
Investigators recovered the victim’s firearm at the scene along with four spent shell casings. The man who was struck was taken to a nearby hospital and listed in stable condition.
Surveillance video from the scene shows armed men rushing across the roadway as gunfire breaks out. A woman’s voice can be heard shouting “stop, stop” over the shots. That is a public street in a residential stretch of West Philadelphia at the front end of a Monday morning commute, with people already out and awake close enough to be heard screaming on the recording.
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Police did not say how many attackers were involved and did not say whether any of them were struck by gunfire. No suspect has been identified publicly and no arrest has been announced. Police said the investigation is underway.
This was 7:13 in the morning, in traffic, seat belted in, hands on the wheel. Whatever the driver had on him was what he had. There was no going back inside for it.
