Philadelphia police gave chase after a trio of people could be seen fleeing in a car after a reported shooting overnight.
The chase ended around 12:45 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2024, at Rhawn Street and the Roosevelt Boulevard in the city's Rhawnhurst section, police said. Officers and police vehicles could be seen surrounding a sedan with out-of-state plates.
The incident began earlier with a report of a shooting near I and East Tioga streets in the Kensington neighborhood, police said.
Responding officers saw two men get into a car and take off, investigators said. Officers then pursued the car.
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The pursuit lasted several miles and eventually wound up along the Roosevelt Boulevard heading toward Northeast Philadelphia. That's where police said the driver stopped in a lot at Rhawn Street.
Police said they managed to arrest two men who were in the car, but a third ran off.
No injuries were reported, investigators said.
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