Security guard shot at after group enters Dilworth Plaza after hours, police say
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating after a security guard was shot at in Center City.
According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident occurred at Dilworth Plaza just after 11:30 p.m. on Monday.
Authorities say officers responded to a report of gunshots.
When they arrived on scene they found a 29-year-old uniformed security guard, who told investigators he was working when a group entered the plaza after hours.
According to the guard, who was unarmed, he tried to get the group to leave, but one man refused and a physical altercation broke out, police say.
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Small says the man in the group fired two shots at the security guard, but he was not struck.
The bullet struck a window on a nearby cafe at the plaza, police say.
The Philadelphia Police Department shared video of the shooting that shows the suspect fire twice as he's walking away from the plaza. They described the alleged shooter as a 6-foot tall Black man in his mid-20s with a full beard and silver braces with black rubber bands. He was wearing a New Balance t-shirt, a dark hooded sweatshirt and designer jeans at the time of the shooting.