Man killed in Kensington restaurant shooting – NBC10 Philadelphia

A man was shot and killed Monday night after entering a Chinese restaurant in Kensington, Philadelphia, before his killer followed him, shooting him several times as he lay on the ground, police said .

According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. Monday inside Kitchen Express, a Chinese restaurant located along the 700 block of E Street. .Ontario in Kensington.

Small told NBC10 that officers arrived after receiving reports of a shooting in the restaurant's takeout area, and found a 27-year-old man – who police have not yet provided further details on. credentials – lying on the ground. near the door after being shot several times in the chest.

The man, Small said, was identified at the scene around 11:09 p.m.

According to Small, investigators believe the victim was shot in the street before running into the restaurant.

“It appears at least four of the shots were fired right outside the restaurant because we found four spent shell casings,” he said. “One on the street in Ontario and three others on the sidewalk right by the restaurant door.”

Once the man entered the restaurant, Small said, the killer stood over the fallen man and fired at least five times into his body.

“Where we found the victim, we found five spent shell casings. Those five shell casings were just a few inches away from the victim's body,” Small said. “So it is clear that our shooter was standing very close to the victim when the shots were fired inside the restaurant.”

However, Small said investigators hope to learn more about the case because the entire incident was captured by the restaurant's surveillance system and by surveillance cameras outside the business.

He said video shows the suspected shooter can be seen arriving in the area after stopping in a red Kia SUV along the 700 block of E. Ontario Street.

The shooter then jumped out of the vehicle and chased the victim into the restaurant while shooting him, Small said.

Then, he said, you can see the shooter following the victim inside.

“You can clearly see on the camera that the shooter is standing over the victim and shooting the victim while he is lying face down on the ground,” Small said.

The shooter then fled toward the SUV and left the scene heading east on Ontario Street.

Small described the suspected shooter as a man wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored clothing and sneakers and gloves.

Additionally, Small said, police believe this shooter acted alone and no one else in the restaurant was injured.

No arrests have been made yet, but Small said an investigation into the incident is ongoing.