{"id":36352,"date":"2026-07-14T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/contractor-shot-to-death-by-philadelphia-homeowner-had-ties-to-international-criminal-group-dhs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:43:00","slug":"contractor-shot-to-death-by-philadelphia-homeowner-had-ties-to-international-criminal-group-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/contractor-shot-to-death-by-philadelphia-homeowner-had-ties-to-international-criminal-group-dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor shot to death by Philadelphia homeowner had ties to international criminal group: DHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Federal investigators say a 20-year-old man who was working as a contractor when he was shot and killed by a Philadelphia homeowner was in the country illegally and had ties to an international criminal organization.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Salis Hanrahan was shot to death on the 400 block of Ripka Street on July 8th by 75-year-old George Barr, according to investigators.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police said Hanrahan, 20, was working as a contractor and construction worker in Philadelphia when he was shot to death.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Barr was arrested and charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and recklessly endangering another person.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday confirmed to FOX 29 News that Hanrahan was in the country illegally from the U.K.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Federal investigators say Hanrahan was denied Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) after it was determined that he had an affiliation with the &#8220;Traveling Conman Fraud Group.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">DHS described the group as &#8220;transnational criminal organization,&#8221; and added that neither ICE nor Border Patrol had encountered Hanrahan previously.<\/p>\n<p>     Crime &amp; Public SafetyPhiladelphiaNews <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA &#8211; Federal investigators say a 20-year-old man who was working as a contractor when he was shot and killed by a Philadelphia homeowner was in the country illegally and had ties to an international criminal organization. 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