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Abduction Victims Freed After Northeast Philadelphia Home Invasion as Suspects Flee

Police say an officer fired during a Kensington encounter with the suspects without causing injuries.

Overview

  • Multiple armed suspects confronted a family arriving at their home on the 2100 block of Princeton Avenue early Saturday and forced their way inside.
  • Investigators say the intruders restrained occupants, stole belongings, and abducted two family members at gunpoint, later hurting them at a second location.
  • Officers located the suspects on the 2000 block of Albright Street in Kensington, where an officer discharged a weapon; no injuries were reported.
  • Police freed the two abducted victims, who were treated for injuries, while the suspects escaped on foot and remain at large with no descriptions released.
  • In a separate incident late Saturday in Olney, an armed intruder zip-tied a family, stole $1,000, and struck the father with a gun; surveillance captured the robbery and detectives are investigating.