Teenager shot during armed robbery in Feltonville

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Saturday, April 27, 2019
Teenager shot during armed robbery in Feltonville
Teenager shot during armed robbery in Feltonville. Gray Hall reports during Action News at 6 a.m. on April 27, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A teenager is recovering from being shot during an armed robbery overnight.

It happened while the victim was walking home with a friend in Feltonville around 2:15 a.m. Saturday.

Philadelphia police say a man with a gun demanded money from the men on the 4500 block of Lawrence Street.

The thief reportedly shot an 18-year-old in the hand.

The other robbery victim, a 19-year-old, was not hurt.

The suspect is on the run.