Suspect returns to Strawberry Mansion nightclub with gun, gets killed by security guards
Investigators say the security guards that opened fire were licensed to carry a firearm.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man is dead after a shooting outside of a Strawberry Mansion nightclub.
Philadelphia police say shots were fired just after midnight Saturday outside of the 7 Star Lounge on the 2600 block of West Sergeant Street.
Officials say this started when a 22-year-old man was kicked out of the nightclub and returned with a gun.
Police say the suspect opened fire on the club's security guards.
Investigators say the guards returned fire, hitting the man several times.
The guards did have a license to carry firearms according to police.
The victim was rushed to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
The shooting remains under investigation.
