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Suspect sought in robbery, shooting inside Olney store
Philadelphia police have released surveillance footage of a man wanted in connection with a robbery that ended in a shooting in Olney.
OLNEY - Philadelphia police have released surveillance footage of a man wanted in connection with a robbery that ended in a shooting in Olney.
The incident occurred at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at a store on the 5400 block of North 5th Street.
Police say the suspect walked inside the store and announced a robbery as he brandished a silver and black semi-automatic handgun.
The suspect proceeded to rob multiple customers inside the store, when one of them fought back. At that time, video shows the suspect raising the gun and firing a single shot into the store.
No one inside the store was struck by the gunfire, and no other injuries were reported.
The suspect has been described as a black male between the ages of 25 and 35, with a beard and a thin build.