PHILADELPHIA—A man who had been evicted from a Philadelphia homeless shelter for being intoxicated fatally shot one employee and wounded another after returning for his belongings Sunday morning, authorities said.
The man, who had been evicted Friday night, got into an argument with an employee at Station House shelter in north Philadelphia, pulled a gun and opened fire, police said.
One employee, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene and another, a 26-year-old man, was shot in the hip and taken to a hospital.
The gunman—wearing a green hoodie, a black skull cap and jeans—was last seen fleeing behind railroad tracks in the rear of the building. Investigators said the shooter had been identified by the surviving employee.
In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 photo, State police investigate the scene of a deadly shooting at Pfautz Rentals apartments in Penn Township, Pa. Authorities said a 12-year-old girl was shot and killed during a confrontation between her father and a state constable serving an eviction order at their central Pennsylvania apartment. Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP
