VIDEO: 'Robbery gone bad' in Cheltenham sends two to hospital

A robbery gone bad is how Cheltenham Lt. John Frye described the events that unfolded March 24 in Cheltenham Township and left two men hospitalized.

Cheltenham police responded to the area of Cottman and Central avenues at approximately 4:30 p.m. for the report of a male running down the street with a handgun, Frye said at a press briefing.

At the scene, police observed a man lying on the lawn in front of 22 Central Ave. with a head injury, he said.

This male jumped out of a second-floor window of the house and suffered the injury as a result of the fall, Frye said.

Inside the residence, police located a second male with a gunshot wound to the knee, he said.

The men were transported to Abington Memorial Hospital for treatment, he said. The man with the gunshot wound to the knee is believed to be OK.

He walked out of the house on his own, Frye said.

The condition of the man with the head injury is unknown, he said.

Police believe only one shot was fired, Frye said.

It turns out this was some kind of robbery, but were still investigating to determine exactly what happened, Frye said. We are still in the early stages. Continued...

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VIDEO: 'Robbery gone bad' in Cheltenham sends two to hospital