GERMANTOWN - Police shot and killed a man suspected of gunning down a woman during a carjacking after he opened fire on officers during a pursuit, police said.The shooting occurred around 4:15 a.m.
Thursday in the city's Germantown section.Police say the 29-year-old man's "half hour rampage" began at St. Luke's Church when he stole a woman's car keys and drove away.Police say the man had abandoned the stolen car and tried to carjack another woman's vehicle around Chelten Avenue and Green Street.
The man shot and killed the woman before driving off, according to authorities.The exchange of gunfire reportedly happened on Chelten Avenue near West Rittenhouse Street around 4:15 a.m.