PHILADELPHIA — An innocent bystander is in critical condition after being shot in the head outside a deli in West Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, police said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 4000 block of Lancaster Avenue around 5:15 PM. They found a man with a gunshot wound to the head and took him to a hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Investigators believe the victim was not the actual target.
According to NBC10 Philadelphia, the gunman and six other men fled the scene eastbound on Lancaster Avenue after the shots were fired. Police obtained surveillance video of the incident.
Police describe the suspect as a man about six feet tall with dreadlocks. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a red heart and the words “I Love Paris” on the back, along with black-and-white sneakers and blue socks.
No arrests have been announced. The investigation is ongoing.