Robbery leads to shooting in Northeast Philadelphia

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Robbery leads to shooting in Northeast Philadelphia
Robbery leads to shooting in Northeast Philadelphia: as seen on Action News at Noon, July 30, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating a robbery that ended in a shooting in Northeast Philadelphia.

It happened around 4 a.m. Tuesday at Wakeling and Ditman streets.

Police said two men were sitting together when they were approached by a group.

The suspects went through the pair's pockets and took a cell phone.

One of the suspects fired a gun hitting a 20-year-old man in the neck.

He was rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.

Police are looking at surveillance video in hopes of identifying the suspects.