Man fatally shot while trying to rob North Philadelphia store: Police

Saturday, April 4, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man in his 20s was fatally shot while trying to rob a store in North Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, police said.

The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. at the Star Wear store in the 2700 block of Germantown Avenue.
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Police said the man was shot at least five times by an employee while he trying to rob the store.

The man was taken to the hospital and died a short time later.
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The store owner was taken in for questioning and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
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