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nbc30.com - News - Building Cameras Catch Philly Killing On Tape
... The shooter followed McDermott after she got off a bus on her way to work at Pennsylvania Hospital.
The shooting was recorded by post office surveillance cameras before daybreak Tuesday...
Police also released surveillance photos Wednesday that show the last moments of the hospital technician's life and the gunman who shot her in the head. Detectives said that the video was very disturbing.
Authorities said the photos show a man approaching McDermott from behind, firing a shot, and then fleeing toward a nearby parking lot...
Police don't have a motive, aren't sure if the gunman had been on the bus, and don't know if the shooter and woman knew each other.
The woman's husband is disabled and they have a 16-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son.
"She was certainly targeted for some reason, even if that person didn't know her. But, she wasn't the only one getting off the bus at 9th Street, so that, alone, suggests that this person, for whatever reason, decided he wanted to make her his target," said Capt. Richard Ross, of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Ross said police still don't know if the killing was random, or if the mother of two knew her killer.
"He's just walking behind her. He turns the corner, he catches up with her, but it doesn't appear that he is engaging her in any conversation," Ross said...
... The shooter followed McDermott after she got off a bus on her way to work at Pennsylvania Hospital.
The shooting was recorded by post office surveillance cameras before daybreak Tuesday...
Police also released surveillance photos Wednesday that show the last moments of the hospital technician's life and the gunman who shot her in the head. Detectives said that the video was very disturbing.
Authorities said the photos show a man approaching McDermott from behind, firing a shot, and then fleeing toward a nearby parking lot...
Police don't have a motive, aren't sure if the gunman had been on the bus, and don't know if the shooter and woman knew each other.
The woman's husband is disabled and they have a 16-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son.
"She was certainly targeted for some reason, even if that person didn't know her. But, she wasn't the only one getting off the bus at 9th Street, so that, alone, suggests that this person, for whatever reason, decided he wanted to make her his target," said Capt. Richard Ross, of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Ross said police still don't know if the killing was random, or if the mother of two knew her killer.
"He's just walking behind her. He turns the corner, he catches up with her, but it doesn't appear that he is engaging her in any conversation," Ross said...