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Pizza delivery driver shoots would-be carjacker 6 times

PHILADELPHIA — An attempted carjacking suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition after the delivery driver whose car he targeted fought back.

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Philadelphia police told WCAU the victim was delivering food in the city when the suspect walked up to him, threatened him with a gun and demanded his car. Police said the delivery driver then pulled out his own weapon and shot the suspect six times, WPVI reported.

“I was just remodeling my kitchen and talking to my son, and he was about to come out the door, and as soon as he went to open the door – that’s when we heard the shots,” Eric Howard, a neighbor, told WPVI.

Police told WPVI the delivery driver has a license to carry the gun. The suspect returned fire and shot at the victim, but police said the victim was not hurt.

Police told WPVI they are ramping up patrols to tackle a spike in carjackings. The city has seen more than 90 so far this year, the station reported.

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