民主党众议员玛丽·盖伊·斯坎伦周三下午在费城南部最大的公园参加一次商业会议后，在光天化日之下被持枪劫持。
根据这位女议员的发言人劳伦·考克斯向美国广播公司新闻提供的一份声明，她没有受到伤害。
“星期三下午2点45分左右，国会女议员斯坎伦在罗斯福公园开会后被持枪劫持。这名国会女议员没有受到身体伤害，”考克斯在一份声明中说。
声明称:“她感谢费城警察局的迅速反应，并感谢华盛顿特区的武装中士和她的当地警察局与费城警察局协调，以确保她的持续安全。
特拉华州警方称，大约晚上9点，五名嫌疑人在特拉华州纽瓦克被拘留，当时他们在斯坎伦的讴歌MDX停车场被发现。他们的名字没有公布。
斯坎伦于2018年首次当选国会议员，代表宾夕法尼亚州第五国会选区，该选区包括费城南部的部分地区。
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众议员玛丽·盖伊·斯坎伦在华盛顿国会大厦的新闻发布会上发言...
她的发言人证实，斯坎伦的个人物品，包括她的个人和政府发放的电话和身份证，被肇事者偷走了。
费城市长吉姆·肯尼发表声明谴责这一事件。
“得知对我的朋友和同事、众议员玛丽·盖伊·斯坎伦犯下的这一暴力罪行，我感到震惊。每个人都应该在我们的城市感到安全，可悲的是，正如我们所知，今年情况并非总是如此。他在一份声明中说:“令人沮丧的是，坦率地说，令人愤怒的是，罪犯们感到有勇气在一天当中在一个本应平静安宁的地方——费城美丽的公园之一——犯下如此鲁莽的罪行。
“我很感激她在这次事件中没有受到身体上的伤害，我的想法和她在一起，我确信那是一段痛苦的时光。我也很感激我们的警察一直在努力工作，以识别暴力罪犯，并让他们离开我们的街道。PPD正在积极调查这起事件。我们不能也不会容忍任何暴力行为。如果任何人有关于此事件或任何其他犯罪的任何信息，请拨打或发送PPD的匿名举报电话，电话号码为215-686-TIPS。”
这起事件发生在费城暴力事件频发的一年，在这一年里，持枪抢劫和汽车盗窃都有所增加。
费城警方表示，与2020年的总数相比，2021年费城的劫车事件至少增加了80%。
5 in custody after congresswoman robbed, carjacked at gunpoint
Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon in south Philadelphia's largest park following a business meeting.
The congresswoman was left unharmed, according to a statement provided to ABC News by her spokesperson, Lauren Cox.
"Wednesday afternoon, at around 2:45 p.m., Congresswoman Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint in FDR Park following a meeting at that location. The Congresswoman was physically unharmed," Cox said in a statement.
"She thanks the Philadelphia Police Department for their swift response, and appreciates the efforts of both the Sergeant at Arms in D.C. and her local police department for coordinating with Philly PD to ensure her continued safety," the statement said.
Five suspects were taken into custody in Newark, Delaware, at about 9 p.m., when they were found inside Scanlon's Acura MDX in a parking lot, Delaware State Police said. Their names were not released.
Scanlon, who was first elected to Congress in 2018, represents the 5th Congressional District in Pennsylvania, which includes parts of south Philadelphia.
Her spokesperson confirmed that Scanlon's personal belongings, including her personal and government-issued phones and identification, were stolen by the perpetrators.
Philadelphia's mayor, Jim Kenney, released a statement condemning the incident.
"I'm appalled to learn of this violent crime that was perpetrated against my friend and colleague, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon. Everyone deserves to feel safe in our city, and sadly, as we know, that hasn't always been the case this year. It's disheartening, and quite frankly infuriating, that criminals feel emboldened to commit such a reckless crime in the middle of the day in what should be a place of tranquility and peace—one of Philadelphia's beautiful parks," he said in a statement.
"I'm thankful that she was not physically harmed during this incident, and my thoughts are with her during what I'm sure is a traumatic time. I'm also thankful that our police officers have been working hard to identify violent criminals and get them off our streets. PPD is actively investigating this incident. We simply cannot and will not tolerate any acts of violence. If anyone has any information about this incident—or any other crime—please call or text PPD's anonymous tip line at 215-686-TIPS."
The incident comes amid a violent year in Philadelphia, which saw a spike in both gunpoint robberies and auto thefts.
Philadelphia is seeing at least an 80% increase in carjackings in 2021, compared with the total number in 2020, Philadelphia Police have said.
