Security guard sought after man shot outside club in Spring Garden

Sunday, October 4, 2026 1:32PM

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia Police are searching for a security guard accused of pulling the trigger outside a club in Spring Garden.

Police say a man and a woman got into a confrontation with a security guard along the 1000 block of Spring Garden Street around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Investigators say the situation escalated when the guard pulled out a gun and shot the 39-year-old man.

The security guard then ran from the scene.

The man was taken to Jefferson Hospital in stable condition.