Update: suspect sought in shooting

By Shannon McDonald

Police are looking for 26-year-old Troy Townsend, who is believed to have shot a man in Frankford last week.

Townsend is wanted for shooting a 23-year-old man seven times in the stomach. The victim later carjacked and crashed the car of an 80-year-old man before being rushed to Frankford-Torresdale Hospital.

Click here for NEastPhilly.com’s initial report.

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