Indian pizza delivery driver shot dead in Philadelphia

A 28-year-old Indian national was shot and killed early Friday morning while delivering a pizza in North Philadelphia, in what his family believes was a deliberate attack using a fake order. The victim, Anshul Kuncha, was pronounced dead at a hospital after being found with a gunshot wound to the head.

The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. at the Raymond Rosen Homes housing complex on Edgeley Street. Police responded to reports of gunfire and found Kuncha unresponsive in a courtyard. According to Chief Inspector Scott Small of the Philadelphia Police Department, three spent shell casings were recovered just inches from where the victim was found, indicating the shooter was standing very close.

Investigators determined Kuncha had delivered an order to a vacant apartment unit. Inside the unit, police found three pizza boxes and a delivery bag that appeared untouched. Kuncha’s vehicle was located nearby with a pizza warmer still inside. Police identified his employer as Pete’s Pizza and have obtained the phone number used to place the delivery order, which they are investigating.

Surveillance footage from the Philadelphia Housing Authority shows Kuncha walking with the pizza boxes...