A masked man shot a 23-year-old man early Saturday morning as he waited for a friend to let him into a Philadelphia apartment building.
The victim texted his friend when he arrived at the residential property on the 1300 block of Wakeling Street in the city's Frankford neighborhood just before 1 a.m., according to police.
As the man waited outside the building to be let in, authorities said the gunman approached him and asked, "You ring the bell yet?"
When he replied no, the shooter pulled out a silver handgun and fired one shot, hitting the man in the chest, and then ran from the scene, according to investigators.
About a minute later, the friend opened the building's front door to find the victim wounded and on the ground, officials said. He told her to go back inside and call police.
The friend told authorities she had heard gunshots, but believed it to be normal for the area, according to authorities.
Medics rushed the victim to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.
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Police described the suspect as 5-feet 5-inches tall, 150 pounds, wearing a red mask and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police.
