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Man Shot In Face During Robbery Attempt In Northeast Philadelphia

By Al Novack

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- An early morning robbery attempt left a Northeast Philadelphia man hospitalized and a gunman on the loose on Monday.

According to police, a Frankford man in his 30's was shot in the face during an attempted robbery not far from his home around 5:30 a.m. in the 46-hundred block of Mulberry Street.

The gunman apparently fired several shots when the victim put up a struggle.

The victim was listed in critical condition at the Albert Einstein Medical Center.

The suspect remained at large.

 

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