Seafood shop owner shot, wounded outside store in Tioga-Nicetown

Monday, June 24, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A 63-year-old man was shot while closing his store in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia.

According to police, the victim and a witness were closing up the seafood business on the 1900 block of West Hunting Park Avenue around 3 a.m. Monday when a car pulled up.

Police say the suspect got out, walked to his trunk, removed a weapon and opened fire on the victim.

He was shot four times in the torso. He was rushed to the Temple University Hospital in stable condition.

The suspect fled in a white Audi. Police say it appears the victim was targeted.
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