Police: 2 women wounded in Strawberry Mansion shooting
Police are investigating a shooting in the city's Strawberry Mansion section that left two women wounded -- one critically -- late Tuesday afternoon.
Police: 2 women wounded in Strawberry Mansion shooting
Police are investigating a shooting in the city's Strawberry Mansion section that left two women wounded -- one critically -- late Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the victims, ages 22 and 24, were in a third-floor apartment on Diamond Street near 31st were shot at 4:18 p.m. The younger woman was wounded once in her neck and the older woman was hit once in each leg and once in the abdomen, according to investigators.
Both were taken to Temple University Hospital, where the woman shot in the neck was in critical condition. The other victim is stable, police said.
Police were looking for three men in connection with the shooting. One wore a black puffy jacket, dark jeans and a dark hooded sweatshirt, the second wore tan pants, a black jacket and a white hat and the third wore a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans. Two fled east on Diamond Street from the apartment and one fled west, police said. A city surveillance camera at 31st and Diamond captured the alleged gunmen leaving the building, according to investigators.
No motive was established in the shooting Tuesday night, and police were still on the hunt for the shooters.
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up and at 'em boyz!!— The Usual Suspects- sure the storm is over it's back to work !!!!!!!!!— newsy
- I admire their determination during this natural disaster. Even Mother Nature wont prevent them from "keeping it real".— LeavePhillyNow
- Neither Rain, nor Sleet, nor Snow...— kjuggs77
- PLEASE DON'T SHOOT WOMEN,THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF THEM.— KEVIN200SX
- 24 is a bit old for a brotha isn't it?— gordon7
And as always, the bigots never go away. Hatred is written on their foreheads, I wish. Then I wouldn't be so kind as to hold the door for you or let you up in line. If I should be so kind as to hold the door for you, just say, "Never mind, I'm one of those narrow minded bigots that trash the black man every chance I get and it makes me feel good." Have a coke and a smile and shut the........up.- Yeah, I here ya. I find that, if you catch them (well, most of them, anyway) in that split second before they remember that they have to play by polite rules, you can catch the real look of hatred, fear, and disdain on their miserable visages. I love seeing how they react to black people (and, especially, black men) when they don't know that they're being watched. It is VERY revealing. Or, hey, if you're a black dude, and you're walking down the street, just hold your head up and try to make eye contact with them. Most of them will not be able to look you in the eye and, will, in fact, look away mostly in fear that you're going to sucker-punch them. Sadly, I've found that there are only a few decent white folks who will actually look at you (assuming that you're neither dressed nor carrying yourself oppositionally or something like that) and will even give you some sign of greeting. Very, very few. — wb2nd
- I hope all of the racist commentators develop an incurable medical condition besides the disease you all already have.— Naturallady822
- Yeah, I've long believed that we could make a noticeable dent in racism with a few (million) good funerals and some serious sterilization. Well, I can dream, can't I? — wb2nd
- TPT above like always behind a key board talking smack. Like we say trash posting trash.— JBA
- This comment has been deleted.— Rowdy Yaytes
- Let's see here: I'm a fairly youngish-looking black man who, admittedly, only occasionally wears a hoody, yet I'm also Ivy League-educated and gainfully employed. Tell me, you drooling, malcontented milquetoast with the self-esteem of roach dreck (like most of your ilk), where do I (and others like me) fit into your racist schema? — wb2nd
