The Brief
- A man was shot in the chest around 5:22 a.m. Saturday.
- The shooting happened during a birthday party at a suspected speakeasy on South 54th Street.
- The suspect ran away from the scene and remains at large.
PHILADELPHIA – An early-morning birthday celebration inside a Southwest Philadelphia speakeasy was interrupted by violence Saturday when an altercation near a restroom ended with a man shot in the chest, according to police.
What we know:
Philadelphia police say 12th District officers responded to the 1100 block of South 54th Street around 5:22 a.m. for reports of gunfire.…