Posted without comment, in the public interest
Al Krigman
(here's the link ... in case anyone thinks I inserted a 'prince Harry" in  
the following)
Man shot, killed inside University City strip club
By Barbara Boyer  
Inquirer Staff Writer - 11/26/07 
A fight inside a University City strip club turned fatal  early this morning 
when a disc jockey was shot and a University of Pennsylvania  police officer 
killed the gunman after he turned his weapon on police.  
The disc jockey remains in critical condition, the strip club has been shut  
down, and police have two people in custody who could face charges, 
authorities  said late this morning. 
A fight among five men started shortly after midnight at Club Wizzards at  
38th and Chestnut Streets, and when the disc jockey attempted to break up the  
altercation, which possibly involved a dancer, the men turned on him, said Lt.  
Frank Vanore, spokesman for Philadelphia police. 
"He was assaulted by all of them in the club," Vanore said. 
Some of the men left Wizzards, and at least one person went back into the  
club with a gun, Vanore said. 
That's when the shooting began. Witnesses had flagged down campus police, who 
 are state-certified officers with sidearms, and the police were advised that 
one  of the combatants was armed. 
The DJ, identified only as a 31-year-old male, was shot one time in the chest 
 and one time in the right thigh, police said. He was taken to the Hospital 
of  the University of Pennsylvania, where he remained in critical condition 
after  surgery, police said. 
Maureen Rush, vice president in charge of the university's Office of Public  
Safety, said the officers heard the shots fired as they entered the club and 
saw  the victim fall to the floor. 
Rush said the officers identified themselves as police and several times  
ordered the gunman to drop his weapon. He refused, and one of the officers 
fired  
twice. The gunman was pronounced dead at the scene, Rush said. His name was 
not  released this morning. 
Two people who allegedly were in the club during the altercation tried to get 
 into vehicles and flee but were apprehended, police said. They may be 
charged  for their part in the altercation, which could involve conspiracy 
charges  
related to the death and shooting of the DJ. 
Philadelphia homicide detectives are investigating the criminal aspect of the 
 case. Use of deadly force will be investigated by university authorities. 
This is the second time this year that campus police fatally shot a suspect,  
Rush said, adding that it is unusual to have even one fatal police shooting 
by  campus police in any given year. Recent crimes in the area include a sexual 
 assault on a student and problems at another night club that has been  
closed. 
Hours after the shooting, officials from the city's Department of Licenses  & 
Inspections arrived and posted a "Cease to Operate" order on the club,  
closing Wizzards until a hearing could allow otherwise. 
"We're very grateful to hear that, quite frankly," Rush said of the order to  
close the club.




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