Police say man shot wife and then himself in North Philly
In a separate shooting about 40 minutes later, a man was fatally wounded on the 4900 block of Old York Road, police said.
A man allegedly shot his wife and then shot himself in what authorities said was a domestic dispute that unfolded inside a car Wednesday afternoon on Broad Street in North Philadelphia.
In a separate shooting about 40 minutes later, a man was fatally wounded on the 4900 block of Old York Road in the city’s Logan section, police said.
Just before 2:50 p.m., police responded to the 2900 block of North Broad Street near West Glenwood Avenue for a shooting and found a 36-year-old woman who had been shot twice, including in her face.
She was transported by police to Temple University Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.
The 41-year-old man was transported by SEPTA Transit Police to Temple, where he also was listed in critical condition with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, police said.
Police said the man shot his wife inside a Volvo on Broad Street. A gun was recovered from the scene.
No other details were immediately available.
In the shooting on Old York Road, the man who was shot was taken by private vehicle to nearby Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:37 p.m.
The man was not identified.
