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Philly Bar Shooting Over a Game a Pool: Police

A gunman shot and killed a man inside a Philadelphia bar Monday night and investigators said the killing stemmed from an argument over a game of pool.

Police say the gunman opened fire inside the Family Tavern at the corner of E Luzerne and Bennington Streets in the Juniata section of the city shortly before 10 p.m. striking the unidentified victim in the chest.

The victim was later pronounced dead.

Philadelphia Police said that the shooting came after an argument over pool escalated into a fight.

After pulling the trigger, the gunman fled the bar and remained at large Tuesday morning.

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