Employee shot multiple times outside convenience store in West Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are searching for a gunman who shot an employee multiple times outside of a convenience store in West Philadelphia on Monday night.

It happened around 7 p.m. on the 4800 block of Spruce Street.

Investigators say a man walked into the store to buy something when he got into an argument with the cashier.

According to police, the man left and came back about 45 minutes later, arguing with that same cashier again.

That’s when officers say another employee tried to de-escalate the situation by leading the suspect outside.

Once outside, investigators say the suspect shot the second employee multiple times before running away.

The 24-year-old male victim was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in serious but stable condition.

So far, no arrests have been made.

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