Babysitter, 19, takes stray bullet to the head in Wynnefield Heights
A 19-year-old woman took a stray bullet to the head in Wynnefield Heights Tuesday night when police say a man running from two gunmen tried to get into the house she was inside.
Babysitter, 19, takes stray bullet to the head in Wynnefield Heights
A 19-year-old woman took a stray bullet to the head in Wynnefield Heights Tuesday night when police say a man running from two gunmen tried to get into a house where she was babysitting.
The woman collapsed just inside the doorway of the house, on Aberdeen Street near Parkside Avenue, and was pronounced dead there at 9:19 p.m., according to Chief Inspector Scott Small.
Lt. John Walker of the Southwest Detective Division gave this account of the shootout, which started just after 9 p.m.:
Two men, one wielding a 9mm handgun and the other with a .45-caliber weapon, were chasing a man south on Aberdeen Street, shooting at him. The man they were chasing ran onto the porch of a house in the middle of the block and attempted to get inside when the 19-year-old woman, who was babysitting seven children between the ages of one and 11 at the time, opened the door and unknowingly walked into the gunfire.
"It's always bad when innocent people get killed," Walker said at the scene. "Especially doing a good deed, watching kids ... and you end up taking a bullet."
The man targeted in the shooting was not injured, Walker said. He was in police custody late Tuesday night.
The two gunmen got away and may have taken off in a white vehicle, according to investigators.
Cops were looking into the possibility that this fatal shooting may be related to a shooting on the same block Sunday morning that left a man critically wounded. The victim in that shooting remains in critical condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Walker said.
No descriptions of the shooters? Usual subjects are inferred. Well,the storm did keep the animals off the street for one night.— farley- They're just making up for lost time. They'll be back to the usual two killings a day, after the storm chaos clears up. It's a shame about the innocent victim.— LeavePhillyNow
- If the location is near Parkside Avenue, it's definitely NOT Wynnefield Heights!— gb
- I'm sure the guy that they were chasing, who is now in custody knows who they are...........— realtor44
- As A Wynnefield Heights resident, I am annoyed that this article has an incorrect location. According to Google maps, this shooting occurred 3.0 miles from Wynnefield Heights. This is 53rd and Jefferson, or West Parkside. PLEASE FIX.— GregTomaki
- what is 85?— The Usual Suspects
