Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Salon Shooting Suspect Jamal Pistoria Captured on SEPTA Bus

SEPTA police arrested Jamal Pistoria early on Friday aboard a bus on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ending a search that began after a woman was killed and two other women were attacked inside a beauty salon on Monday.

Pistoria was taken into custody at about 1 a.m. on Friday, November 6, when SEPTA police found him on a bus along the 500 block of South Broad Street, NBC10 Philadelphia reported. SEPTA confirmed the arrest on the bus to FOX 29. The District Attorney's Office had identified Pistoria as a suspect earlier this week, and he faces charges that include murder and rape.

What investigators say happened on Monday

Investigators say Pistoria entered the Abba Blessed Beauty Salon on Stenton Avenue on Monday, November 2, and forced a female employee at gunpoint into the back of the building, where the other women were. Police responded to the reported shooting at about 2 p.m. on Monday at the salon, at 6305 Stenton Avenue in the West Oak Lane area.

Once in the locked back room, investigators say, Pistoria physically and sexually assaulted the women and hit them multiple times with his gun before fatally shooting Bellaniri Ofelia Hernandez Camilo, 34. PhillyVoice reported that he pistol whipped two of the women and forced one of them to perform a sexual act. Hernandez Camilo was taken to the Albert Einstein Medical Center and was later pronounced dead. The names of the two surviving women have not been released.

Assistant District Attorney Jeff Hojnowski said the surviving women fought back after they realized Pistoria's weapon had stopped firing, according to PhillyVoice. Investigators say Pistoria then fled, taking something from the front cash register on his way out. The attack lasted about six minutes, according to FOX 29.

Identified on surveillance video

Police said they were able to positively identify Pistoria through surveillance footage, NBC10 reported. Surveillance footage captured him a short time after the attack at a nearby convenience store, where he exposed his face while buying a soda, according to FOX 29.

Before the arrest, police had charged Pistoria with murder, attempted murder, rape, aggravated assault, burglary and weapons possession, among other crimes, and had described him as armed and extremely dangerous. Police offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to a homicide conviction and asked anyone who spotted him to call 911 instead of approaching him.

Officials did not immediately share additional information about the arrest early on Friday, NBC10 reported. The charges are allegations, and Pistoria is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.