PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police in Philadelphia are searching for two Hispanic gunmen wanted for a shooting in Philadelphia on Monday.
According to police, officers responded to a report of a shooting at 4201 E. Cheltenham Ave at 1:49 pm and located a 46-year-old male victim lying in the street at the intersection of Cheltenham Ave and Erdrick St suffering from gunshot wounds to his buttocks and left ankle. The victim was transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and listed in stable condition.
?Video of the incident reveals two male offenders exit a dark colored SUV, possibly an Infiniti. Offender #1 attempted to rob the victim while he was standing on the sidewalk and a struggle ensued,” police said. “The victim managed to wrestle a firearm away from offender #1 just as offender #2 began firing shots from his own firearm, striking the victim two times. The victim returned fire and appeared to have struck offender #2 at least one time.”
Both offenders retreated to their dark colored SUV and fled south on the 5400 hundred block of Erdrick St.
The suspects are described as a Hispanic male, thin build, black hair, wearing a black hoody over a white t-shirt and blue jeans and a Hispanic male, thin build, black hair, wearing a white tank top and maroon shorts with black design on the sides, black Croc shoes.