Wanted: Police search for suspect in Olney shootout caught on video

Suspect sought in Olney shootout

Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man they say was involved in a shooting on Sunday night in Olney.

OLNEY - Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man they say was involved in a shooting on Sunday night in Olney.

The May 17 incident on the 5900 block of North Lawrence Street was captured on a nearby surveillance camera.

Sunday night, just before 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shootout between at least two people in a rear alleyway.

Police say there may have been a social gathering at one of the homes on the block prior to the shooting.

Surveillance video from the incident shows a suspect, a black male police believe may be in his 20s, firing a handgun while taking cover behind a parked car.