PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man was beaten to death, and his father and a third man assaulted outside of popular South Philly sandwich shop Pat's King of Steaks early Thursday morning, say police. It is the second homicide there in less than two months.
According to police reports, around 2 a.m. Thursday, the three men got into an argument with a group of four men outside of Pat's after attending a soccer match between Mexico's Club America and the Philadelphia Union in Chester, Pa. The group of four, each one wearing a yellow Club America jersey, then physically assaulted the three men.
One of them, age 28, was punched and kicked and hit with a metal trash can lid. Third District police officers, responding to a call about a "person screaming" on the 1300 block of E. Passyunk Avenue, arrived to find him unresponsive, with a head wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The group also assaulted the man's 64-year-old father, and another 28-year-old man. They were both taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where they are in stable condition.
The victims are believed to be from out of town, possibly from New York.
Chief Inspector Scott Small says he is confident those responsible will be caught.
"Numerous witnesses, more than likely, will have numerous camera angles. We have a description, a unique description of these 10 Are traders wearing yellow soccer jerseys and the description of an SUV."
Anyone with information about what happened in the attack is encouraged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334, call 911, or leave an anonymous tip at 215-686-TIPS.
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