Video shows suspect armed with assault rifle in Delancey St. shooting

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help tracking down a shooting suspect who struck Saturday in West Philadelphia.

It happened at 1:36 p.m. in the 5400 block of Delancey Street.

The video shows the suspect approaching a 50-year-old man who was washing his car.

The suspect is carrying an assault weapon similar to an AK-47.

He then hits the victim and tries push him inside the door of the victim's business. A struggle ensues, and the suspect ends up shooting the man in the hip before fleeing.

The suspect is described as a black male in his late 20s wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and light color pants.

Anyone with information about this crime or this suspect is asked to contact Det. Parker at the Philadelphia Police Southwest Detective Division: 215-686-3183/3184.

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