Westville Realtor Murdered While Sitting In Car In Philly: Police

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A realtor from South Jersey who went missing after he was scheduled to show a home on Tuesday was apparently fatally shot in Philadelphia, police said.

According to police, Orlando Martinez, 54, of Westville, died after police found him suffering from a gunshot wound to his head Wednesday morning.

Martinez was found in his Honda Accord, which was parked on the 4500 block of Oakmont Street, at about 11:04 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31 by a passerby.

Authorities arrived at the scene and found the vehicle locked, which led responders to break out one of the windows to pull Martinez out, police said.

Police said he was suffering from a single 9mm gunshot wound to the head and was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:40 a.m.

The vehicle was parked near a home that was for sale, and police said Martinez was scheduled to show the home at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Police said they believe Martinez knew his killer, who was likely in the car when Martinez was shot, but do not have a motive yet as Martinez was not robbed. Police ask anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them.

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