An early morning shooting at a West Philadelphia bar left one worker dead
The suspect, reportedly a co-worker, fled the scene.
A man was shot and killed at a West Philadelphia neighborhood bar early Sunday, according to police and media reports.
The victim was an employee of a bar in the 1200 block of North 52nd Street in the Carrol Park neighborhood, which recently held a grand opening, NBC10 reported.
The station said the shooting resulted from a quarrel with another employee over the duties involved in closing the bar.
Police said they responded to reports of the shooting just before 4 a.m. They took the victim to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 4:28 a.m.
The man’s identity was being withheld until his family could be notified. The suspect fled the scene. No arrests have been made,
The case remains under investigation.
Any information can be given to the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334, or anonymously to 215-686-TIPS (8477).
