Man on motorcycle shot outside NE Philly cheesesteak shop

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Sunday, August 28, 2016
VIDEO: Motorcyclist shot in the head in NE Philadelphia
Police say someone shot a 28-year-old man riding on a motorcycle in the head in Northeast Philadelphia.

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man riding a motorcycle was shot in the head outside a cheesesteak shop early Sunday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.

The 28-year-old victim was shot around 2:30 a.m. outside Steve's Prince of Steaks on the 2700 block of Comly Road.

Officers arrived after reports of a person with a gun.

Police say an argument between several men lead to the shooting.

Those men were holding a 25-year-old male. They told police that person allegedly shot the biker.

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A man on a motorcycle was shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday, August 28, 2016.

Police are questioning that male.

The victim was taken to Aria Torresdale Hospital. He is listed in critical condition.

Police have not said why the victim was shot.

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