2 teens accused of robbery, shooting may be connected to other crimes: Philadelphia police

the aftermath of an armed robbery and shooting this weekend captured on surveillance video the victim who suffered a bullet wound fired his own gun at the suspects now two 16-year-olds are identified as the primary suspects it is Sunday night I'm Walter Perez the big story in Action News is the armed robbery and shooting that took place in the Windfield section of the city officers responded to the scene along North 41st Street last night those attending classes at a nearby mosque say they heard the gunfire erupt just after 9:00 action news reporter Brianna Gallagher joins us live from Police Headquarters with details tonight Brianna G Walter well police tell us that that man was able to walk over to Philadelphia police officers who responded to the scene after he was shot in the chest and tell them exactly what unfolded just moments before they arrived on scene he was at least had the wherewithal and the presence of mind uh and at least the strength to be able to explain to officers what had occurred uh and at that point we immediately rushed him to the hospital Philadelphia police responded to multiple calls last night for a shooting on the 1200 block of 41st Street officers arrived to a 26-year-old man shot in the chest and a 16-year-old suffering from multiple gunshot wounds he explained to police that uh he was the victim of a robbery and we do believe that that is in fact what occurred officers say the 26-year-old told them he was a victim of a robbery and that two teenagers approached him and tried to Rob him he explained explain that he was a legal gun owner and when uh the individuals brandished a weapon he then brandished his own we spoke with a man who was inside praying at a mosque on the corner when shots rang out surveillance video shows people running down the block we were in class and we were studying and we heard a noise shooting Bow Bow Bow Bow Bow and then the people just one guy fell here and another one fell right there he says there's been a lot of crime in the area mostly at night I just come to the m and try to just make it home safely with the element of crime in these areas sometime people just need to feel protected but it's just sad that it was a case where this guy was event uh attacked and now we got two people in critical condition that victim who has a license to carry and one of those teenagers they are in critical condition the other teenager was taken into custody police say now they're looking into if what took place last night is connected to any other recent robberies they're already investigating in that area we're live outside of Philadelphia Police Headquarters ban Gallagher fra news at 10: on phl7 Walter K Briana thank you