- Men in masks bound his family as their young children watched as crime continued to plague Philadelphia
- The homeowner, who runs a business out of his home, was talking to one of his employees outside the house when a black Acura pulled up
- At that point, four men – unidentified but described as Hispanic – got out of the car, held him at gunpoint and ordered him to get in
Video shows a Philadelphia family being tied up and held at gunpoint by a group of masked men as their young children look on as crime continues to plague the city.
The incident occurred in the early hours of November 6th in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of North Philadelphia.
The homeowner, who runs a business out of his home, was talking to one of his employees outside the house when a black Acura pulled up.
At that point, four men – unidentified but described as Hispanic – got out of the car, held him at gunpoint and ordered him to get in.
Authorities allege that the men tied up and assaulted him, his family and his employee as he entered. A video showed a small child watching.
Video shows a Philadelphia family being tied up and held at gunpoint by a group of masked men as their young children watch
A safe, weapons and jewelry were taken from the house before they fled west on 66th Avenue.
Despite the attack, no major injuries were reported.
There have been no arrests and police have asked anyone with information to contact them.
Philadelphia has been plagued by crime in recent months – with relentless reports of robberies and looting.
Shocking footage from the City of Brotherly Love showed Fine Wine And Good Spirits being torn apart in a flash robbery mob crime in September.
On a night when the liquor stores were closed by the authorities, the thugs took off with the safe and looted the lottery machine.
Police said they had arrested at least 52 people. At least 30 people have been charged with burglary, theft and other charges, all but three adults, according to Jane Roh, spokeswoman for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.
Philadelphia residents denounced a recent wave of violent crime that has seen more than 750 people shot since late May, while a series of high-profile incidents rocked the crime-ridden city.
The homeowner, who runs a business out of his home, was talking to one of his employees outside the house when a black Acura pulled up
At that point, four men – unidentified but described as Hispanic – got out of the car, held him at gunpoint and ordered him to get in
Authorities allege that the men tied up and assaulted him, his family and his employee as he entered. A video showed a small child watching
Democrat Cherelle Parker (pictured) was elected Philadelphia’s 100th mayor in a landslide vote Tuesday night after holding offices at the state and local levels
Republican candidate David Oh (pictured) failed to pose a serious threat to Parker, who became Philadelphia’s first female mayor
Philadelphia’s newly elected mayor will have a lot of work to do in the crime-ridden city.
The city voted for a Democratic mayor who promised to fight crime in the troubled city by supporting stop-and-frisk tactics.
Cherelle Parker, 51, was elected in a landslide vote last night as the city’s 100th mayor and the first female mayor to hold office at the state and local levels.
Parker emerged as the only Black front-runner in a crowded field in the party’s May primary, heavily favored over Republican David Oh in the Democratic stronghold.
She is also the first Black woman to hold the office after building her campaign on a promise to make Philadelphia the “safest, cleanest and greenest big city” in the country.
Parker has also been more outspoken than other Democrats in the City of Brotherly Love in favor of law enforcement, including a desire to implement the use of stop-and-frisk features for officers.