A 20-year-old man was fatally shot just minutes after being released from a Philadelphia prison, authorities said.
Rodney Hargrove was gunned down on the grounds of the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility at around 2am on Thursday, according to prison commissioner Blanche Carney. He had been released from the jail at approximately 1.10am after posting $200,000 bail.
Hargrove was waiting at a nearby SEPTA bus stop for family to pick him up when a dark-coloured vehicle approached. He ran back towards the prison through a security gate, but the car followed and shot him at least 10 times, police said.
It remains unclear why the security gate was raised, allowing the vehicle to enter the grounds. The prison has launched an investigation into the incident.
Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said there are no cameras in the immediate area of the shooting, so no footage of the attack is available.
