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Police Identify Tow Truck Driver Killed in Northeast Philadelphia Drive-Up Shooting

Police named 25-year-old Aaron Whitfield as the victim, with detectives hunting surveillance video to identify two gunmen.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 8 p.m. on Jan. 11 to the 2100 block of Knorr Street and found a white tow truck riddled with bullet holes.
  • A 21-year-old woman riding with Whitfield was shot multiple times and remains in critical condition at Einstein Hospital.
  • Investigators say two male gunmen in a gray or silver Honda pulled alongside and fired at least 15 rounds into the passenger side.
  • Gunfire struck a nearby smoke shop and a Cantonese senior center, with no additional injuries reported.
  • No arrests have been made as police canvass for surveillance footage and urge tips to 215-686-TIPS; the motive is unclear, and the killing is the second involving a city tow-truck driver in about three weeks, according to law enforcement sources.