Argument leads to shooting at Frankford bar
A man was shot early Sunday morning following an argument inside a Frankford bar. Police rushed the 25-year-old victim to the hospital around 1 a.m. after the incident at Elran’s Place at Pratt and Oakland streets.
The victim was shot in the back after the argument broke out. He was stable condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center, and police are still investigating the incident. Surveillance video from the bar is being used to help identify the shooter.
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