Guard suffers punctured lung, shoots Club wielding man at Port Richmond bar

Sunday, January 1, 2017
PORT RICHMOND (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are trying to sort out a violent confrontation that happened outside a bar in Port Richmond.

Police say around 2 a.m. Sunday an intoxicated man was refused entrance inside the closed Crazy Leprechaun on the 3500 block of Richmond Street.
[Ads /]
According to police, the man left and then returned, carrying The Club vehicle locking device. Police say he then beat a security guard with the device.

The security guard suffered a punctured lung, but was able to shoot the man.

The 31-year-old man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
[Ads /]
The security guard is in critical but stable condition at the hospital.

There are no charges as of yet.
Copyright © 2024 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.