Police are investigating after a man was shot during an attempted robbery in Center City Philadelphia on Sunday night.
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was shot during a failed robbery attempt in Center City on Sunday night.
According to police, officers responded to a report of a shooting along the 1700 block of Rodman Street at about 11:43 p.m. on Sunday. At that time, officials said, they found a 42-year-old man who, allegedly, told police he was approached by two individuals, one of which who was armed, and they attempted to rob the victim.
A struggle followed, and police said, the man was shot in the leg before the two assailants fled on foot without taking anything.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.Officials said the victim described the assailants as black men -- the gunman had on a New Balance sweatshirt at the time of the incident and the other was wearing a blue Dickies shirt at the time.
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