PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man shot at a suspect who tried to rob him in Olney late Thursday night, police said.
The man was walking home on Front Street, near Chew Avenue, around 11:30 p.m., when an armed man approached him and announced a robbery, authorities said. The gunman went through his pockets and pulled out his wallet.
“At that point, the victim pulled his handgun and … fired multiple shots in the direction of the perpetrator,” said Chief Inspector Scott Small. “That caused the perpetrator to drop the wallet that he had just taken from the victim, and the perpetrator then fled on foot while being shot at.”
Investigators do not believe the would-be robber was injured because they didn’t find any blood at the scene, and there were no reports of anyone showing up at a hospital with a gunshot wound.
One of the bullets went through a car windshield.
Police said the victim has a license to carry a gun.
They are reviewing surveillance video to try to identify the suspect.