The shooting happened just before 5:30 a.m. at Emerald and Atlantic streets in Kensington.
Police say they found the 47 year old man on Frankford Avenue.
He told them he was trying to stop a woman from being robbed when we was shot in the chest.
He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
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