PHILADELPIHA -- A Saint Joseph's University student was shot in an attempted carjacking in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia Tuesday night shortly after returning home from campus, according to police.It happened around 10:40 p.m. on Upland Way by Drexel Road.
The student had just pulled up to his apartment in his blue Subaru Outback after driving back from the college.Two males wearing masks and black hooded sweatshirts were inside the van, according to authorities.According to police, the suspects tried to take the student's keys and get into his car but a struggle ensued.Philadelphia Police Captain John Walker with the shooting investigation group said they don't have any similar instances in this area.
"It's a relatively quiet area of Overbrook Farms, no instances here, just concerned obviously because this kid was at the school this evening, coming home to obviously rest for the rest of the evening. He had an event at the school in the morning, and he he gets shot over the course of this attempted carjacking," Walker said.Investigators are checking for surveillance video.