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Suspects Sought In Armed Robbery Of South Philadelphia Pharmacy

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police are searching for several suspects in connection with the armed robbery of a pharmacy.

The robbery happened at about 6 a.m. on June 18th at the Savmor Pharmacy located in the 2200 block of S. 7th Street in South Philadelphia.

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The incident began when one of the suspects entered the store and began "casing" the business. The suspect then called the other three suspects, who were waiting outside the store.

Moments later, another suspect entered the store armed with a handgun and demanded money from an employee.

After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the armed suspect ran out of the store.

After the robbery, three of the suspects remained in the store and even made a purchase before leaving.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

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