3rd heist proves fatal to gunman in W. Oak Lane

James Sullivan committed two robberies late Saturday night, but he didn't survive committing a third, according to police.

Armed with a gun, Sullivan, 24, robbed one man and then another as they separately exited a house on 15th Street near Chelten Avenue in West Oak Lane, Sgt. Ray Evers, police spokesman, said.

Sullivan also held up at gunpoint a third man who had exited his car after having driven to that location with plans to pick up the two victims, both of whom fled on foot after being robbed, police said.

What Sullivan didn't know was that his third victim was armed.

That man, who had a legally-owned gun with a permit to carry a concealed weapon, shot Sullivan - of Wissahickon Avenue near Manheim Street in Germantown - multiple times, Evers said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight.

The District Attorney's Office is looking at the case, but the armed victim who shot Sullivan is not expected to be charged with any crimes, police said.

All three robbery victims escaped without injury, according to Evers.