Search continues for store gunman

WEST PHILADELPHIA - May 20, 2009 - The suspect remains at large.

It happened the night of May 12th at the Ventura Corner Store on South 58th street.

The gunman, posing as a customer, asked clerk Eliezer Urena, 35, where the laundry detergent was.

When Urena, a father of five, showed him down the aisle the gunman shot him twice, kicked opened the security door, cleaned out the cash register and fled.

If you can help catch the bandit, call Philadelphia Police Southwest Detectives at 215-686-3183.


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