Carjackers run over, kill 3 siblings in US

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Press Trust of India New York
Last Updated : Jul 27 2014 | 6:25 PM IST
Three children helping their mother operate a fruit stand to raise money for their church were killed in the US city of Philadelphia when a stolen SUV plowed into them on a street corner.
10-year-old Thomas Reed was pronounced dead on the scene, while 7-year-old Terrence Moore and 15-year-old Keiearra Williams were pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.
They were the children of 34-year-old Keisha Williams, who remained in critical condition, according to Giselle Zayon of Temple University Hospital.
According to Philadelphia police, two men -- one black, one Hispanic -- carjacked a real estate agent who was showing a house and pushed her into the backseat of her Toyota SUV.
The men drove around Philadelphia at high speeds while holding the woman at gunpoint, CNN reported.
When the SUV rounded a corner at Germantown and Allegheny avenues, it ran into a small crowd on the corner, including the fruit stand where the family was raising money for their church.
Another woman helping at the fruit stand was hospitalised as well. Police had not released her name or her condition.
The SUV wrecked in a wooded area and the two men escaped.
A reward of USD 110,000 has been offered for information leading to their arrest.
Police Lt. John Stanford said the homicide unit was "following up on a number of tips and leads but (it had) nothing concrete at this time.
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First Published: Jul 27 2014 | 6:25 PM IST

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