Man shot inside Olney takeout restaurant

Monday, April 29, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A gunman shot a man inside a takeout restaurant in the city's Olney section Sunday night.

It happened just before 11 p.m. on the 1300 block of Olney Avenue.
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Police said a 27-year-old man got into an argument inside the United Chicken Grill.

According to investigators, another man then pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the stomach.
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The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Police are now reviewing surveillance camera video to help with the investigation.
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