Law enforcement officials in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was shot after, police said, he confronted two people that were breaking into his car in the city's East Falls neighborhood.
According to police, the incident happened early Sunday, at about 12:30 a.m., when a man was at his home along the 3400 block of Sunnyside Avenue, when, reportedly, heard someone breaking into his car.
The man, officials said, stepped outside of his home to confront two people -- which police claimed were a man and an unknown person with a firearm -- as they were, allegedly, trying to break into his car, a Hyundai Sonata.
At that time, police said, the man was shot once in the chest.
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After the shooting, according to law enforcement officials, the individuals believed responsible for the incident fled in a white van.
Responding officers took the man -- who police have not provided identifying information for -- to a nearby hospital where, officials said, he was listed in stable condition.
Police have not provided any further information on the shooting or the pair sought in this incident. But, police said, an investigation is ongoing.
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