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A West Philadelphia resident fatally shot a man who broke into his car

A West Philadelphia resident on Wednesday night shot and killed a trespasser who had thrown a brick through a car.

Police investigate a shooting in the rear of a home in the 4400 block of Fairmount Street in West Philadelphia Wednesday night. A 49-year-old homeowner fatally shot a 23-year-old man who allegedly broke into his 2018 Alpha Romeo parked inside his fenced-in backyard at about 10:30 p.m.
Police investigate a shooting in the rear of a home in the 4400 block of Fairmount Street in West Philadelphia Wednesday night. A 49-year-old homeowner fatally shot a 23-year-old man who allegedly broke into his 2018 Alpha Romeo parked inside his fenced-in backyard at about 10:30 p.m.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer