Police: Suspect shot after pointing gun at resident in Tacony
TACONY (WPVI) -- Police say a 26-year-old suspect was shot in the face after an altercation inside an apartment in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Friday on the 6100 block of Hegerman Street.
Officers arrived to find the man with a gunshot wound.
According to police, a 29-year-old man opened his door to find the suspect pointing a gun in his face.
A struggle then occurred between the two men.
A 21-year-old man who was a friend of the victim, heard the noise and went to a second floor apartment to get a gun.
That man shot the suspect in the face.
The suspect was taken to Aria-Torresdale Hospital in critical condition.
The victims say they don't know why the suspect came to the apartment.
Police are investigating.
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