Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in finding a gunman who opened fire at a grocery store in University City.
The victim, identified as 26-year-old Savion Pollard-Poulson, died following the incident on Monday.Officials say he was found at the scene on the 4000 block of Market Street before 5 p.m.Police said the victim had been inside the store for some time, speaking with another individual, when the suspect entered with a gun drawn.
"Everything that transpired took place inside the store. There was approximately three other people inside that small store," said Capt. Timothy Stephan of the Philadelphia Police Department. According to police, an exchange occurred between the victim and the shooter moments before the gunfire. "Inside that vestibule area, the victim, a 26-year-old black male, was approached by the shooter, who entered the store, gun drawn. Words were said between the shooter and the victim," Stephan said.The suspect was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket and blue jeans.
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