Philly Man Didn't Have License For Gun He Used To Shoot Attempted Carjacker Who Died: Police

A 54-year-old Philadelphia man didn't have a license for his gun, which he used to shoot and kill a man who tried to carjack him, authorities said.

Steven Thompson, 54, of Philadelphia
Photo Credit: *Philadelphia Police Department*

Valerie Musson

01/19/2022 3:59 p.m.

Steven Thompson shot one of three men who approached him and tried to carjack him on the 5800 block of Cobbs Creek Pkwy. just after 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, city police said.

The victim fled westbound in his own Grey Honda Accord on Cobbs Creek Parkway, where he crashed into a school bus, according to police.

The man was then taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead just after 9 a.m., police said. His name had not yet been released. No other injuries were reported.

Thompson, of Philadelphia, was arrested and issued various VUFA charges.

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