Philly Violence Comes to NJ: Police Pursue Car Tied to Shooting That Injured 9

EVESHAM – Police on Wednesday night chased a vehicle that may have been involved in a shooting that injured nine people, pursuing it from Philadelphia into New Jersey.

The driver of a dark-colored vehicle led police on a pursuit that went north on I-95, over the Tacony Palmyra Bridge, and onto Route 73, according to Evesham Police Chief Walt Miller.

It ended in the parking lot of the Bradley Funeral Home in the Marlton section of Evesham, where the driver abandoned the vehicle and ran into a wooded area.

Miller said an Evesham police officer found the driver and arrested him.

Similar to vehicle used in Philadelphia shooting

A search continued for a possible second person in the vehicle but was ended as investigators were unable to confirm. Patrols continued in the area overnight as a precaution.

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told 6 ABC Action News there are certain things in the vehicle that tied it to the one involved in the shooting.

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"It was a Honda Accord dark in color with heavy tint, which this vehicle has. Also, the vehicle used in the shooting had blue after-market headlights. This vehicle also had blue after-market headlights."

During the shooting in the Kensington neighborhood at 10:45 p.m. Saturday,  several people emerged from a vehicle and fired at least 40 shots on a crowd at Kensington and Allegheny avenues, police said.

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