PHILADELPHIA (Gray News) – If not for heavy traffic, 54-year-old Eric Hood might have gotten away with a carjacking Thursday night.
Around 9 p.m., a mother of three pulled up outside of a Philadelphia pizza shop. She left the car running with her 7-month-old and 1 and 5-year-olds still on the inside while she went to see their father, who works at the restaurant.
Police told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Hood stole the Hyundai, prompting the couple to take off running behind it. Crowded roads allowed mom and dad to chase down the car and yank him from the driver’s seat.
Hood escaped their wrath, but not for long. He only got about a half block away before dad ran him down again.
The father began beating Hood. Onlookers saw what was happening and joined in.
They left Hood unconscious and suffering from injuries that later proved to be fatal. Paramedics rushed him to Temple University Hospital, but it was too late to save his life.
The mom and dad stayed at the scene until detectives took them in for questioning.
District Attorney Larry Krasner told local media it was too early to comment on any potential charges, but authorities are using footage from a nearby surveillance camera to search for the other men involved in the beating.
“We are working on finding out who these other men were that also assaulted the individual that subsequently died. We are trying to find out who those individuals are,” Chief Inspector Scott Small told KYW.
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Street justice! Did the right thing taking care of the situation on the street, cuz there ain’t no law in those admiralty courts.
Y’all thought taking our common law courts away was a good thing. We know how to get around your theft, just like the situation here. Get hold of the thief, kidnapper and deal with him.
Now THAT is what I’m talking about !
We don’t need any “just-us” system
We got this
Careful how you conduct yourself
Related… another stolen vehicle article…
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-12/man-found-stolen-vehicle-uranium-rattlesnake-whiskey-during-oklahoma-traffic-stop
The uranium & whiskey I can understand… but a RATTLESNAKE???
WHACK!!! 🙄
Guess it ain’t really a party until someone shows up with uranium and a rattlesnake?!
Guessin’ this one’s a few sandwiches shy of a full picnic basket. 😯
Finally! Some GOOD news for a change!!!
https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/miley-cyrus-implies-she-wont-procreate-due-to-climate-change
#1, I saw this one somewhere, but didn’t waste my time on that bimbo. She’s quite the loser.
As a rule, I’d normally ignore anything this putrid ‘princess’ has to say.
But this actually makes far more sense than anything else that’s ever escaped that foul piehole.
I’m from Philadelphia, glad to hear this happened in my city. Don’t believe what you see or read in the news, I talk to people in Philly all the time and the people here are PISSED. They aren’t going to report on the success we are having out here people, but its real. Vigilante justice is the only way we are going to get things done.
I am very glad that “Mr. Hood-lum” got what was coming to him!
I want to know why the stupid pigs and District Attorney Larry Krasner are wasting tax dollars to look for these heroes. Unless he wants to give them a medal and some prize money, just leave them alone.