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Carjacking suspect shot, killed by Philadelphia police after firing shots at officers, leading them on chase

By Tom Ignudo, Jessica MacAulay, Brandon Goldner, Jon Claudio, Jim McHugh, Alicia Roberts
A carjacking suspect was shot and killed by Philadelphia police in Crescentville after allegedly firing shots at officers and leading them on a chase Monday night, authorities said.

Police said the chase ended around 8 p.m. at Langdon Street and Roosevelt Boulevard, where multiple officers shot at the suspect. Police identified the suspect on Tuesday as 51-year-old Jerome Cooper.

Cooper was taken to Jefferson Einstein Hospital and died due to his injuries, police said.

Police said the suspect, later identified as Cooper, was wanted for allegedly shooting a 32-year-old man and stealing his car from the Public Storage facility located near G Street and Hunting Park Avenue in North Philadelphia, shortly after 7 p.m.

Officers went to the Public Storage facility, where they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound in the abdomen and learned his Toyota Camry had been stolen.

Police alleged that at some point during the confrontation between Cooper and the victim, a 29-year-old man at the storage facility exchanged gunfire with Cooper in front of the building. According to police, Cooper then jumped in the Toyota Camry, sped away while continuing to fire his weapon.

Highway patrol officers initiated a pursuit after they saw the stolen car near 2nd Street and Cheltenham Avenue at around 7:53 p.m., police said. Investigators said the suspect led police on a chase through several neighborhoods, and at one point fired at officers, but none were hit.

The chase ended along the 4600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard, across from Friends Hospital, where the man hit a tree. When he got out of the car, police said Cooper raised his gun at police, and then seven officers fired at the man. He was hit several times and died.

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