Woman, 26, hospitalized after shooting in Fairhill

A 26-year-old woman was wounded in a shooting in the city's Fairhill section Sunday night.

Police were called shortly before 7 p.m. to Clearfield Street near 7th after several people dialed 9-1-1 to report the shooting. In a house on the block, officers found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to her neck behind her left ear, police said.

The woman was taken to Temple University Hospital, where a police commander said she was in guarded condition around 7:30 p.m. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were unclear Sunday night, but police were investigating the possibility that she may have been caught in the crossfire.

Police reported no arrests Sunday night.