Overview
- An intruder forced his way into a home on the 1600 block of Griffith Street in Rhawnhurst and was shot during the break-in, then died at Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital.
- Police said a first-floor resident heard noises, took a handgun, told the man to drop a stick, then fired when he refused.
- A separate account from The Yeshiva World said a neighbor pried the door open with a crowbar after hearing screams and shot the intruder.
- Investigators are treating the death as a homicide, which is standard in fatal shootings, and they have released no name, arrests, or charges.
- The household included a Jewish woman who babysits for local families and her two children, and no one inside the home was hurt.