A Philadelphia man was seriously injured after a woman and her boyfriend allegedly attacked him while he was in bed. The 40-year-old was reportedly shot and then set on fire in a West Philadelphia apartment on August 28. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
According to Fox 29, witnesses reported hearing screaming from an apartment in the 5400 block of Lansdowne Avenue but had no idea how horrific the scene was.
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Two adults allegedly attacked the man.
Police said a 38-year-old man shot the other man before a 35-year-old woman subsequently set him on fire, Fox 29 reported. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Neighbors reportedly heard gunfire and screams for help coming from the first-floor apartment.
The victim reportedly ran outside on fire.
After the brutal attack, the man was apparently running around outside, engulfed in flames. Drivers stopped to try and help him while they waited for police to arrive. He suffered critical injuries, including burns to his body.
Police arrested the suspects.
No one was named in the case, but the man and woman were taken into custody, Fox 29 reported. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. It is unclear what charges the suspects will face or the severity of the victim's injuries.
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The man was allegedly in bed with a teenager.
A Philadelphia Police Department source told Fox 29's Steve Keely that the victim was in bed with an 18-year-old woman. The suspects, the teen's mother, and her boyfriend, allegedly attacked the man first with gunfire and then with a flammable liquid before setting him on fire.
In Pennsylvania, the legal age to consent to sexual activity is 16 years old. In the eyes of the law, the teenager and the man were not doing anything wrong as long as it was consensual.
