Heated argument leads to man struck and killed in Philadelphia

    Police tell WPVI-TV a man was truck and killed, allegedly by his girlfriend, after a heated argument early this morning in the city’s Grays Ferry section.

    WPVI-TV says the incident happened around 2:00 a.m. this morning near the intersection of Morris and South Ringgold Streets.

    According to the report, police say the couple was arguing inside of their vehicle. When the man got out, police say the woman used the vehicle to strike him and push him into the side of a home.

    According to WPVI-TV, the impact of the car crushed the man. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. WPVI-TV says the woman was arrested and now faces numerous charges.

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