A 71-year-old man is recovering after he was wounded during a shootout with suspects who tried to rob him in North Philadelphia, police said.
It happened around 11:15 p.m. Thursday along the 2400 block of North 10th Street near Cumberland Street, according to police.
Investigators said the victim had just picked up Chinese takeout and was walking home when two armed men came out of a breezeway and announced a robbery The 71-year-old pulled out his revolver handgun and exchanged gunfire with the suspects, according to police.People in the area called 911 after hearing the gunshots. Police rushed the victim to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said they know the suspects fired at least two shots because investigators found spent shell casings on the sidewalk and in the breezeway. Small said the victim's revolver would not expel spent shell casings."We do know that the 71-year-old victim fired multiple shots," said Chief Inspector Scott Small. "Unknown at this time if he struck any of these two perpetrators, but we're checking area hospitals at this time.
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