Man wanted for shooting at gentlemen's club near Philadelphia


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MORRISVILLE, Pa. (CBS) – Police are searching for a man who allegedly shot and seriously wounded another man at a Bucks County gentlemen's club early Thursday morning.

According to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, police were called to the Border Gentlemen's Club on Pennsylvania Avenue, just off Route 1 in Morrisville, shortly after 1 a.m. for a report of a shooting.

Officers found a 28-year-old man who had been shot in the back of the head, left thigh and under both armpits. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

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Pedro E. Rodriguez, 27, of Trenton, New Jersey, is charged with attempted murder following a shooting at a gentlemen's club in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

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Investigators learned that a fight had broken out in the entrance to the bar and discovered that the victim was a passerby who was shot while trying to help staff. He did not know the shooter.

Police are currently searching for 27-year-old Pedro E. Rodriguez of Trenton, New Jersey, in connection with the shooting and have issued an arrest warrant for him, charging him with attempted murder and other crimes.

After the shooting, Rodriguez and another man fled in a Lexus SUV north on Route 1 toward Trenton, prosecutors said.

Anyone with information should contact Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354 or Morrisville Police at 215-295-8111.

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