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Gunman Sought In Shooting Of 4 Outside Olney Bar

By Al Novack, Steve Beck

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect who shot four people outside a bar early Friday morning.

The shooting happened at about 2:30 a.m. outside the Banana's Bar & Lounge located at Rising Sun Avenue and Clarkson Avenue in the city's Olney neighborhood.

According to investigators, the incident started as an argument over a female and ended in a fight.

At some point, police say a suspect pulled out a gun and shot four people. One person was shot in the stomach, one was shot in the head and two others were shot in the leg and back. The victim who was shot in the stomach is in critical condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center. The three other victims are in stable condition.

So far, no arrests have been made and police are reviewing surveillance video from nearby businesses in their investigation.

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