The mood at Cheerleaders Gentleman's Club abruptly changed from amorous fun to unexpected horror last night.
Police were called to the topless bar - a sports-theme establishment nestled in a quiet South Philly shopping center - about 9:30 p.m. A patron had accidentally shot himself in the head, splattering a bare-chested dancer with his blood.
Investigators said it appeared that the unidentified middle-aged man was somehow carrying his firearm improperly, which might have caused it to discharge while he was sitting inside the topless bar.
The victim was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition. Police said no one else had been wounded at the bar, on Front Street near Oregon Avenue, next to an on-ramp for Interstate 95 North.
