Thursday, January 22, 2004

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania



From the Philadelphia Inquirer of January 22, 2004



Robber fatally shot by store owner in North Phila.



A store owner shot and killed a would-be robber last night inside his shop in North Philadelphia, police said.



Police said the robber entered the grocery store on the 1400 block of North Franklin Street about 7:30 p.m., brandished a gun, and announced the robbery. He shot one employee in the hip before being shot in the head by the store owner, police said.



The employee was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The robber was pronounced dead at Jefferson. The names of all those involved were not released last night.

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