Man shot during attempted robbery

A 32-year-old man was taken to Temple University Hospital after he was shot Monday night during an attempted robbery in Harrowgate.

Two men approached the man on East Victoria Avenue near Frankford and tried robbing him shortly after 10 p.m.

When the victim fought back one of his attackers fired at him, police said.

The man was shot in the right cheek, and fire officials said the bullet exited through his ear.

Officials said the man was in stable condition early Tuesday morning.