PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man has been identified after being beaten to death, while his father and a third man were assaulted outside of popular South Philly sandwich shop Pat's King of Steaks early Thursday morning. It is the second homicide there in less than two months.
Police confirmed that Issedro Cortez, 28 from New York, was killed.
According to police reports, around 2 a.m. Thursday, Cortez and two other 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. The group of four, each one wearing a yellow Club America jersey, then physically assaulted the three men.
Cortez was punched, 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.
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The group also assaulted Cortez's 64-year-old father, and another 28-year-old man. They were both taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where they were in stable condition and expected to physically recover. All of the victims are from New York.
Police say the suspects ran off. Chief Inspector Scott Small said he is confident those responsible will be caught.
"Numerous witnesses, more than likely, will have numerous camera angles."
Police describe the suspects as four men in their 20s with light complexion, wearing yellow soccer jerseys with Club America written across the jersey.
Anyone with information about what happened in the attack, including identification of the suspects, 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.
KYW Staff contributed to this report.
