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Philadelphia Pizza with extra lead
2022-01-29
[NYP] A pizza deliveryman shot a would-be carjacker six times in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood on Thursday night, cops said.

The 39-year-old pizza guy was delivering food on H Street just before 7:40 p.m. when an armed man approached him and tried to steal his car, WPVI-TV reported.

The pizza man, who had a concealed carry permit, drew his gun and blasted the 23-year-old attacker, cops told the station. The failed thief returned fire but didn’t hit the victim, WPVI said.

The would-be carjacker was driven to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, according to the station.

There have already been 90 carjackings in Philadelphia this year as officials in the City of Brotherly Love ramp up patrols to fight a surge in vehicle crime, WPVI stated.

Last year, there were 757 carjackings — up from 404 in 2020, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Thursday’s shooting was the second time this month a potential carjacking victim flipped the script and opened fire on the person trying to steal their car.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#11  In Soviet Philadelphia, Pizza Guy delivers you.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-01-29 18:39  

#10  What happened to the pizza?
Posted by: Slappy   2022-01-29 16:54  

#9  Just imagine the memes playing on the Domino's logo (think: bullet holes...)
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-01-29 14:14  

#8  wasn't their a pizza delivery girl who shot a robber in Atlanta a few years ago? I think she kept her job after an outcry for being fired after shooting said robber.
Posted by: Chris   2022-01-29 13:15  

#7  Waiting for charges to be filed...on the deliveryman.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-01-29 11:17  

#6  and his life
Posted by: Frank G   2022-01-29 11:13  

#5  but he still has his car
Posted by: Frank G   2022-01-29 11:10  

#4  /\ Yes, his delivery career is likely over.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-01-29 11:08  

#3  If the deliveryman works for a national pizza chain he will likely be fired - most prohibit armed self-defense on the job.
Posted by: Glenmore   2022-01-29 11:07  

#2  .22?
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2022-01-29 10:51  

#1  A pizza deliveryman shot a would-be carjacker six times

Must have been head shots. Deliveryman needs to concentrate on vital bodily organs.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-01-29 10:11  

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