By Associated Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2019

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Authorities say an employee of a northeast Philadelphia store was shot and critically wounded during a robbery.

Police say three masked men entered the Brito Mini-Mart in Juniata Park shortly after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and announced a robbery.

Police say a male employee in his 30s was shot in the chest. He was taken to Temple University Hospital and listed in critical condition.



A police spokesman says it’s unclear whether anything was taken during the robbery. No arrests were reported and no weapons were recovered.

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