The Brief

A 39-year-old 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.

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.

When officers arrived, they found a 39-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators believe the shooting happened during a birthday gathering at what’s being described as a spea

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