Man Fights Off Robbers Despite Gunshot Wound

A 28-year-old man was shot in the hip as he attempted to wrestle a shotgun away from two would-be robbers in a West Oak Lane Chinese Restaurant on Aug. 31.

Surveillance footage shows the man standing in the lobby of the Golden Chinese Restaurant located at 7228 Ogontz Ave. at 12:50 a.m., when two men enter the restaurant with one of the men holding a shotgun.

The footage shows one of the robbers with the gun pointed at the 28-year-old man, while the other man goes through his pockets. 

The 28-year-old man then tries to grab the shotgun from one of the robbers and a more than three-minute struggle breaks out.

The footage shows the 28-year-old man taking repeated punches to the face from both robbers before he is eventually shot in the hip.

After he was shot, the 28-year-old man fled the store and called the police.

Officers of the Philadelphia Police Department’s 14th District are asking for help identifying the two men who attempted to rob and then shot the 28-year-old man.

The Philadelphia Police Department provided the following description:

Suspect #1: Black male, late teens to early 20 years-of-age, dark complexion, medium build, twisted braids in hair, goatee, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark colored pants.
Suspect #2: Black male, slim build, short black hair, wearing dark colored pants and a dark colored hooded sweatshirt with a logo on the front “Rise and Grind” and “Blood Money Entertainment” on the rear.

Police ask that anyone who might see these two men please avoid contacting them and immediately call 911.

Both men are considered armed and dangerous.