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PHILADELPHIA, PA – A late-night disturbance inside a Center City IHOP ended in tragedy Saturday when a 43-year-old unhoused man was shot and killed by a security guard after being escorted from the restaurant.
Police said the shooting occurred around 11:10 p.m. inside the IHOP at 1320 Walnut Street.
Responding officers found the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
He was rushed to Jefferson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:35 p.m.
Security guard fired after being spat on
Investigators determined that the victim had been creating a disturbance before security attempted to remove him. During the encounter, police said the man turned and spat at the guard, who then fired a single shot, striking him in the head.
The guard, identified as 39-year-old Yahaira Me