Two dead in North Philly quadruple shooting
Tyshea Howard, 28, and Jerome Jones, 28, died at Temple University Hospital after a shooting during a party in North Philadelphia early Sunday morning. Police are investigating.
A man and woman died after a quadruple shooting in North Philadelphia early Sunday morning that left two others wounded.
Philadelphia police were called just before 4:15 a.m. to the 2200 block of North Chadwick Street, where police believe two men were fighting during a party, Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore said. Vanore said what they were fighting over remains unclear, but the dispute escalated into the two men shooting at one another. One person fired two dozen times. The other fired eight, Vanore said.
Jerome Jones, 32, was struck multiple times. Tyshea Howard, 28, who police believe may have been caught in the middle of the argument between Jones and another man, was struck in the back.
Howard and Jones were rushed to Temple University Hospital but both died a short time later.
Two men, ages 36 and 45, were about to walk into the party and were struck in their legs by stray bullets during the melee, Vanore said. They are in stable condition at Temple University Hospital, and their identities have not been released.
No arrests have been made. Vanore said detectives are working to understand what sparked the argument.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call the police tipline, 215-686-TIPS. Tips can be anonymous, and there is a $20,000 reward.