Police say a shootout with two alleged assailants Saturday night critically wounded a legally armed 26-year-old Philadelphia man, FOX29 reported.
Law enforcement said they found the 26-year-old victim in critical condition after he was shot in the exchange of gunfire with two 16-year-old suspects who allegedly tried to rob him, according to FOX29.
Although the victim was shot in the chest and arm, he returned several shots that hit one of the teens, police said, FOX29 reported. (RELATED: 71-Year-Old Philadelphia Man Shoots At Robbers After Getting Shot In Leg, Police Say)
“It appears a 16-year-old may have been attempting to rob a 26-year-old, and the 26-year-old who is armed legally with a weapon and the two young men exchanged gunfire,” Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) Inspector D.F. Pace told FOX29.
Man,26, licensed to carry gun, was shot in chest while being robbed by two 16 year olds @PhillyPolice say. The victim then fired his gun & shot back at the 16 year old “found lying in sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds.” Both critical. 2nd 16 year old arrested at hospital. pic.twitter.com/WZ6s9W4x2y
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) July 28, 2024
The suspect who was hit was taken to a local hospital in critical condition while the other escaped injury and was taken into custody, FOX29 reported.
“I was coming out of my house, and I seen the two guys walking past,” a witness told FOX29. “I seen him and I knew they were up to no good. By the time we walked around in the opposite way of Parkside Avenue, we heard pop, pop, pop, pop, pop and said oh my God they shot him.”
