The Philadelphia Police Department announced on Friday the arrest of Jamal Pistoria, a 33-year-old male wanted in connection with the murder of one woman and the assault of two women inside a West Oak Lane salon on Monday, November 2.

According to the report, officers from Philadelphia’s 14th District responded to a shooting on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue around 2:00pm on Monday. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female suffering from gunshot wounds. She was transported by police to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where she was pronounced deceased at 2:35pm.

According to 6ABC’s coverage, Pistoria forced one of the women to perform a sex act on him while he pistol-whipped her and another woman, then shot and killed the third woman in the room.

The decedent has been identified as Ofelia Bellaniri Hernandez Camill, a 34-year-old female from New York City.

The motive for the incident remains unknown, police said. The investigation is ongoing with the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit.

Pistoria was taken into custody on the 500 block of South Broad Street.

6ABC’s video coverage is below:

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Photo: Philadelphia Police Department