A 67-year-old grandfather delivering pizzas for Domino's appeared to be in shock after he was shot during an apparent robbery setup in North Philadelphia Monday night.
The deliveryman was on the 2000 block of West Hagert Street just after 9 p.m. when one of two men opened fire during the holdup.
When officers arrived, the deliveryman appeared to be in shock, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
"The unusual thing about this shooting is that when police first arrived on location the victim told police he wasn't shot, he told police he was shot at," Small said.
Medics quickly arrived to find the man was shot in the neck. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he underwent surgery in critical condition overnight.
Investigators believe the suspects called the deliveryman to the block with the intent of robbing him.
"We believe it was a false call to lure him to that location," Small said.
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One of the two suspects was armed and for some reason opened fire during the robbery, Small said.
It wasn't clear what the robbers took from the victim outside of a pizza found about a block away, investigators said.
The suspects fled west on Hagert Street.
Coworkers at the Domino's location on Broad Street said the victim worked there for about 20 years. He is a family man who has a grandson.
Domino's didn't immediately return NBC10's call for comment.
