Bystander shoots suspected carjacker in Philadelphia
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A carjacking suspect crashed a truck and tried to escape before getting into a fight with a witness who shot him in the leg Wednesday, Philadelphia police said.
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The 32-year-old suspect was involved in a crash nearby in the Overbrook neighborhood and then tried to carjack a utility truck belonging to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, according to police.
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A short distance away the suspect crashed the truck and tried to run.
Investigators said the suspect then got caught in a fight with a bystander, who was legally carrying a gun. The suspect attempted to grab the gun, when the bystander shot the suspect once in the right leg.
The suspect was taken to Lakenau Hospital in stable condition.
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SETPA tells FOX 29 the SEPTA employee was unharmed in the incident.