Man robbed at gunpoint in Philadelphia store returns with gun, gets in shootout with suspect, police say
A man robbed multiple customers at gunpoint inside a Philadelphia corner store — then one customer returned with a gun and a shootout ensued, police said Monday night. The gunfire sent both the suspect and the victim to a hospital.
It happened around 10 p.m. on the corner of Germantown Avenue and Diamond Street.
Philadelphia Police Inspector D F Pace said a man dressed all in black entered the store wielding a gun and began pointing it at customers, demanding they hand over their belongings. Pace said the man robbed three people and left the store before lingering outside.
A short time later, one of the three people who were robbed returned with a gun, and confronted the robber who was still there. A police spokesperson said the two began shooting at each other on the 500 block of Diamond Street.
At least 14 shots were fired in the incident.
The robbery suspect, a 30-year-old man, was shot in the side and the leg and was taken by police to Temple University Hospital. Police said Tuesday morning he is now in stable condition.
The armed victim, a 29-year-old man, was shot twice in the chest and also taken to Temple Hospital by a private vehicle. He's in "extremely critical" condition, Pace said.
Police are holding both victims as the shooting investigation division handles the case.
The robbery and shooting were captured on surveillance cameras.
No one else was injured in the incident.
