Heist Foiled in Broad Daylight: Brinks Driver Fires Back in Rhawnhurst Shoot-out

Philadelphia police are investigating the attempted heist of an armored Brinks truck Tuesday morning in the city’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood. According to the Philadelphia Police Department statement to CBS News Philadelphia, the robbery was attempted at approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 15, 2025, in the 8200 block of Castor Avenue.

Eyewitness video from WPVI’s Chopper 6 captured officers examining the scene and interviewing the truck driver shortly after the incident. A nearby resident, Steve Petro, told Action News he heard a series of rapid shots: “It was consecutively, like an automatic. Four quick shots,” he said.

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