Kensington man charged in laundromat robbery

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A Kensington man was charged in Sunday’s robbery of a laundromat owner in Fairhill, after the owner ended up chasing and shooting the robber on the street, police said Tuesday.

Marcus Quinones, 40, of the 200 block of East Somerset Street, was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, and related offenses, police said.

About 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Quinones allegedly burst into the Launder Center, at 2907 N. Fifth St., and robbed the 33-year-old owner at knifepoint, police said. After grabbing $2,000 in cash, he fled south on Fifth Street, police said.

The laundromat owner grabbed his gun, which he legally owns, and chased the robber out of the store. That’s when the robber threw the money into the air, police said.

The business owner fired his gun, striking the robber twice in the chest and wounding a 52-year-old woman, who was at a corner waiting for a bus, police said. Quinones was taken by police to Temple University Hospital, where he was in critical condition Sunday. The bystander was also taken by police to Temple, where she was in stable condition, police said.

Police said Monday that the laundromat owner will not be charged.

Published: March 28, 2017 — 4:42 PM EDT | Updated: March 28, 2017 — 4:45 PM EDT

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