A man shot and killed his girlfriend as she tended bar at a West Philadelphia restaurant then tried to kill himself, police said.
The man and his girlfriend were inside the Studio 7 Lounge on the 5900 block of Spruce Street around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. The man’s girlfriend worked as a bartender at the restaurant, police said.
The man allegedly shot the woman in the head and then shot himself. They were both taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital. The woman died from her injuries while the man survived.
Police have not yet revealed the man’s condition or his girlfriend’s identity. They continued to investigate overnight.
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