Olney ShopRite worker shot in parking lot by customer, police say

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A customer at a ShopRite in Olney shot an employee in the parking lot Tuesday night, police said.

It happened around 11 p.m. right outside the grocery store on Olney Avenue, near Front Street. The customer pulled out a gun and shot the worker twice in the abdomen.

“This 30-year-old shooter was a customer inside the ShopRite. When he exited and was in the parking lot, he was involved in some sort of confrontation with the 23-year-old employee,” said Chief Inspector Scott Small.

The employee is in critical condition.

The shooter stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police. Officials said he has a permit to carry.