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Olney shooting suspects caught on camera

Police Friday released surveillance footage of two men who are wanted in connection with a shooting in Olney that left a 22-year-old woman hospitalized Monday.

The woman was leaving a Chinese carryout on 4th Street near Champlost Avenue around 5:20 p.m. and got into an argument with two men while she was inside. When the three left the carryout, one of the men pulled a gun and fired two shots which left the victim with a graze wound on her stomach, police said.

She was hospitalized at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in stable condition.

The suspects are described as two black men in their late teens. The shooter is dark skinned, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and was wearing blue jeans and a grey shirt, police said. The man has curly hair and mustache. The shooter's accomplice was wearing a white polo shirt with blue diagonal stripes and tan shorts, police said.

Tipsters are asked to call the tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477) or the Northwest Detective Division at 215-686-3353. Tipsters may also submit information online or text information to PPDTIP (773847).