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Man critically wounded in daylight robbery

A 34-year-old man was shot and critically wounded during a daylight robbery Tuesday in West Mount Airy, police said. Police were looking for two men who took $800 in cash, a Rolex watch and Versace belt from the victim before fleeing in a gray or silver Chevrolet Impala with tinted windows.

A 34-year-old man was shot and critically wounded during a daylight robbery Tuesday in West Mount Airy, police said.

Police were looking for two men who took $800 in cash, a Rolex watch and Versace belt from the victim before fleeing in a gray or silver Chevrolet Impala with tinted windows.

The victim, whose name was not released, was shot once in the buttock about 8:45 a.m. on the 200 block of West Johnson Street, police said. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was placed in critical condition.