Overview

• Prosecutors reduced the charge against John Kelly, 45, to voluntary manslaughter and added felony firearms and related offenses after reviewing newly obtained video.
• Police say Kelly shot 33-year-old Lauren Jardine multiple times Friday outside a 7-Eleven at 12th and Chestnut, and she later died at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
• Anonymously sourced descriptions of investigators’ video reviewed by The Inquirer indicate the footage without audio shows a struggle involving a gun and a screwdriver and an alleged stabbing attempt.
• A separate witness video provided to CBS News Philadelphia captures moments before the shooting but does not document the entire sequence.
• Kelly was arrested near the scene, remains in custody at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, and the DA’s office says it is in contact with Jardine’s family to offer support.