Philadelphia

Dad Shot While Approaching Gunman About Teen's Robbery

A father standing up for his teenage son after a gunman robbed the boy's friend wound up shot in the face overnight.

Just after 2 a.m., Philadelphia Police officers heard gunshots coming from the area of 62nd and Market streets in West Philadelphia, Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

"They found a 37-year-old suffering from two gunshot wounds to his face," Small said.

Police rushed the father to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where doctors listed him in critical condition but expected him to survive, Small said.

The father approached the gunman because he thought the man had robbed his 15-year-old son and a 16-year-old friend at gunpoint outside a takeout restaurant about one hour earlier, investigators said. The boy told his dad that the a man asked if the boys had change for a $20 bill. As the 16-year-old looked to make change, the robber pulled out a gun and took $40.

The dad then accompanied his son back to the area where the gunman fired nine shots at the dad.

Police cameras captured the gunman -- a thin man in his 20s who stands around 5-foot, 8-inches -- running away on Market Street.

Besides the shooting, investigators searched for clues in the robbery.

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