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Salis Hanrahan, described as an illegal immigrant from Essex, UK, died on July 8, after being shot inside a home in Philadelphia. He is survived by his behind his wife Roseann [photo], and their one-year-old daughter

A British illegal immigrant suspected of being a member of a ‘traveling conman fraud group’ was shot dead by an elderly Vietnam veteran whose home he was working on, cops say. 
Salis Hanrahan, 20, was killed inside 75-year-old George Barr’s home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last Wednesday. 
Hanrahan, a member of the Irish traveler community who was from Essex in England, was reportedly working on Barr’s home as part of a construction team when authorities said Barr shot him. 
Police said Hanrahan managed to make it out of the home and collapsed on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his chest, he died not long after. 
Government officials confirmed Wednesday that Hanrahan was in the country illegally and entered after being denied a visa. 
Hanrahan was denied after officials determined he was affiliated with what they described as ‘The Traveling Conman Fraud Group’, a statement said. It is unclear where and when Hanrahan entered the United States. 
Members of the ‘Traveling Conman Fraud Group,’ which has been designated as an organized crime gang by the FBI, is comprised of British and Irish scammers who overcharge victims for building work which they then fail to complete.  

A construction crew hanging siding on his home when homeowner George Barr, [photo], 75, when shot a crew member inside the residence. The worker who was shot died shortly after. He is charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person

Investigators have offered no further details of Hanrahan’s alleged links to organized crime or if they suspect him of targeting Barr.  
He leaves behind his wife Roseann and their one-year-old daughter, Roseann posted an image of him to social media saying: ‘My beautiful husband I love you so much.’
Police said last week that contractors were out back putting siding on the home shortly after 2pm when a shot was fired from inside the home. 
‘They heard arguments or some kind of commotion inside and then they found the boss outside,’ according to the police report.
Barr a retired firefighter and Vietnam veteran and ran an unofficial neighborhood watch was arrested and charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person. 

Police investigating the fatal shooting in Philadelphia, said contractors were out back hanging siding on the home shortly after 2pm Wednesday when a shot was fired from inside the home

Hanrahan was working with a construction crew who said they heard a commotion. He then walked out of the home and collapsed on the sidewalk

Arraigned on July 10, Barr is next due back in court later in the month.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said: ‘Salis Hanrahan was an illegal alien from the United Kingdom.
‘He entered the country illegally on an unknown date and location and was denied Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) as he was determined to have affiliation with “The Traveling Conman Fraud Group,” a transnational criminal organization. ICE and CBP have never encountered this individual.’

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