by Juliana Rose Pignataro

November 28, 2016

 

A transgender person was shot after leaving a bar in Philadelphia’s Overbrook section Sunday night. The 21-year-old victim was shot in the hip and taken to a nearby hospital where he remains in stable condition. Police are now seeking two male suspects in the crime.

The unnamed victim told police that he was leaving a bar in the area when two men followed him outside, CBS Philadelphia reported. After walking about two blocks, one of the men fired his gun and hit him.

 

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