Philadelphia police say a pizzeria owner and his employees fought back against a robbery suspect who wound up shooting himself in the foot.

On Tuesday shortly before 10 p.m., police responded to a radio call reporting an armed robbery in progress at Takka A's Grill and Pizza on the 2300 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue. When police arrived they found employees holding down a suspect who they said tried to rob the restaurant.

The employees told police the 47-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, was armed with a gun and accidentally shot himself in the left foot during the struggle. The suspect was arrested and taken to Hahnemann Hospital where he is currently in stable condition. Once he’s released, he’ll be charged with aggravated assault, robbery, simple assault and other related offenses.



