Video: Suspect threatens man with gun after physical fight inside North Philadelphia store, police say
PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating an aggravated assault that occurred in a North Philadelphia store earlier in July.
According to authorities, the incident took place on July 7 on the 1700 block of Allegheny Avenue just before 7 p.m.
Officials say a man told police he was buying a drink when he got into a verbal altercation with another person.
The verbal altercation escalated into a physical fight, according to law enforcement.
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Police released surveillance video showing the fight inside the store.
According to police, the suspect went to his car after the fight, grabbed a black handgun and walked back into the store, threatening the man he fought.
Authorities say the man left the store through a door on the opposite side and the suspect fled off in a Gray Ford four-door truck.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police or submit an anonymous tip.
