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Horror at Philly hair salon after gunman walked in and forced three women into back room where he sexually assaulted them, before fleeing scene
A man allegedly entered a Philadelphia beauty salon, forced three workers into a back room and attacked them. One worker, 34-year-old Bellaniri Ofelia Hernandez Camilo, was shot dead; police are searching for the suspect, Jamal Pistoria, and say they believe the attack was random.
Prosecutors say the assault lasted about six minutes and included beatings, a sexual assault and a small cash-register theft. The two surviving women were taken to hospital; the salon’s owner was injured and needs arm surgery. Camilo, a mother of two originally from Chile, was saving with her husband for a home in the Dominican Republic. Pistoria, 33, is expected to face murder, sexual assault and robbery charges.
In short
- A salon worker was killed in an alleged attack in Philadelphia.
- Police are searching for 33-year-old Jamal Pistoria.
- Prosecutors say the attack lasted about six minutes.