Man killed in Fox Chase hit-and-run

Police investigate the scene of a hit-and-run in Fox Chase Friday night that killed an unidentified man in his 60s.
Police investigate the scene of a hit-and-run in Fox Chase Friday night that killed an unidentified man in his 60s. Photo credit SkyForce 10/NBC10 Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police are looking for the person who killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run Friday in the Fox Chase section of the city.

They say it happened shortly before 8 p.m. near Veeree Road and Bloomfield Avenue.

Officers processing another scene found an unidentified man in his 60s lying in the street surrounded by debris. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Surveillance video from a nearby gas station showed the man struck by a dark-colored Ford Edge. Police believe the man was homeless.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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