A second violent crime, in addition to a shootout at 40th and Locust streets that left one carjacking suspect dead and another in custody, occurred early Sunday morning.
At about 7:15 a.m., a 21-year-old male Penn student reported that he was robbed on the 300 block of St. Marks Square.
According to the Division of Public Safety, the student reported being approached by two men around 2:45 a.m. One displayed a handgun, and the men struck the student several times and took personal items.
The suspects reportedly fled the scene by car in an unknown direction.
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