Man, 19, shot multiple times, killed while standing in Mantua takeout restaurant

Police in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood investigate after a 19-year-old male was shot multiple times and killed inside a store.

MANTUA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting homicide inside a Mantua business that killed a 19-year-old man.

The shooting happened on the 3700 block of Wallace Street Wednesday, a little after 9 p.m., inside a Chinese takeout restaurant.

Officials say responding officers found the teen suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside the store when they arrived.

Police say the victim was in the takeout area by himself when three males pulled up in a four-door sedan and got out of the vehicle, approaching the restaurant’s doorway.

Once in the doorway, police say the suspects produced firearms and fired at the victim as many as 19 times with two different firearms.

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After the shooting, the suspects got back into the vehicle, which was last seen heading east on Wall Street.

The victim was later pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics.

At least one shot went through the restaurant’s barrier in front of the counter, and back into the area where a female employee was working. She was not injured.

Police say no weapon has been found and no arrests have been made. They believe the incident may have been captured on the store’s surveillance cameras.

The investigation is ongoing.

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