Woman killed in shooting outside 7-Eleven in Center City; suspect arrested
The shooting happened in front of the store located at the corner of 12th and Chestnut Streets, police said. The victim was one of three women shot Friday night in the city.
A woman was fatally shot Friday evening outside a 7-Eleven store in Center City and a suspect was apprehended soon afterward, police said.
The victim was one of three women shot in two incidents of violence Friday night in Philadelphia.
The fatal shooting happened shortly before 5:50 p.m. in front of the convenience store at 12th and Chestnut Streets, police said.
The woman, who was reported to be unresponsive, was transported by medics to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, just two blocks away.
Police later reported that she was pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m.
The man suspected of shooting her was apprehended nearby, at 13th and Clover Streets, police said.
The suspect allegedly threw his gun into the street and another man grabbed it and fled, police said. The second man was later reported to be in custody.
No charges had been filed as of Saturday, police said.
The other shooting, which left two women injured, occurred in North Philadelphia.
Police responding to a report of a person with a gun in the 1900 block of North 27th Street around 10:30 p.m. found a 20-year-old woman shot multiple times in the back and once in the left arm. Police drove her to Temple University Hospital, where she was reported in stable condition.
About an hour later, police said, another 20-year-old woman arrived at Temple with a graze wound to her left forearm. She was also in stable condition, police said.
Police had not made any arrests and the investigation was ongoing.