Germantown bar worker shot by gunman lying in wait, police say – NBC10 Philadelphia

A worker at a Germantown bar was shot while taking out trash late Sunday by a gun that police believe may have been lying in wait for some time.

According to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace, the incident occurred at approximately 11:53 p.m. Sunday evening when a 53-year-old worker was leaving Charlie B’s Bar, located on the 100 block of East Chelten Avenue in the Germantown neighborhood, to throw out some trash.

At that time, Pace claimed the man was shot by a gunman in a blue or dark pickup truck, hitting the victim once, possibly twice.

Pace said responding officers found the worker suffering from two gunshot wounds – one to the chest and once to the back – and he said they were unsure if the man had been shot twice or if it was the Injuries include entry and exit wounds from the same gunshot.

He was taken to a nearby hospital, where Pace said the worker was in critical condition.

He said initial investigations revealed that the incident occurred right outside the bar’s front door and that the shots came from a vehicle parked across the street in front of the bar.

“Given that there was essentially one person coming out at this point, and based on the preliminary information that we have, the vehicle may have been there for some time,” Pace told NBC10 at the scene. “It seems like they were lying in wait for this person.”

Pace said they are working to determine whether the victim was targeted or if this incident was a case of mistaken identity.

No arrests have been made yet, but Pace said an investigation into this incident is ongoing.