Philadelphia police are investigating after the manager of a Wendy's restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia was attacked and pistol-whipped by a man who was unable to open a safe at the business early Wednesday, officials said.
Officers responded to a reported robbery at a Wendy's restaurant on the 900 block of Cottman Avenue in the Rhawnhurst section of Northeast Philadelphia at about 1:53 a.m. after a man allegedly attacked an assistant manager and refused to let employees leave the building in a failed robbery attempt.
Investigators said the assistant manager, a 25-year-old woman, was approached by a man wearing a black hoodie, black ski mask and armed with a handgun outside of the business.
The gunman then pistol-whipped the woman in the face and forced her back into the business before striking her a second time in the face, investigators said.
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Police said the gunman then refused to allow any employees in the restaurant to leave as he demanded the assistant manager open a safe in the business.
However, the attacker was not able to get the safe open before he fled on foot, eastbound on Cottman Avenue, police said.
No arrest has yet been made, and officials said, an investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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