PHILADELPHIA — A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night during an attempted robbery inside a candy store in West Philadelphia, police said. Officers responded to the shooting at around 10:11 p.m. on the 800 block of North 40th Street in the 16th District.
Upon arrival, police found Terrell Jones, of the 1200 block of North Ringgold Street, inside the store with multiple gunshot wounds. Medics from the Philadelphia Fire Department pronounced him dead at 10:24 p.m.
A second individual, identified as both a suspect and a shooting victim, was found a few blocks away on the 700 block of Preston Street with gunshot wounds to his arm and chest. He was transported to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition.
According to a preliminary investigation, Jones was inside the candy store when two male suspects attempted to rob him. One of the suspects fired at Jones, fatally wounding him, but Jones managed to return fire before the suspects fled the scene.
The suspects escaped in a blue vehicle, which later crashed into a SEPTA bus near 41st and Brown Streets. The suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. A 17-year-old suspect was located on Preston Street with gunshot wounds.
No further arrests have been made as the investigation continues.
