South Philly shooting leaves one dead, one hospitalized, police say
The shooting took place just after noon on South 21st Street, police said. So far, no arrests have been made
Some two dozen bullet markers were scattered up and down a South Philadelphia street Sunday afternoon, evidence of a deadly shooting that took place there hours earlier.
The shooting left one man dead, and a woman hospitalized, and no arrests have been made as of 4 p.m. Sunday. Police later identified the victims as 26-year-old Stephen Johnson Jr. of the 6200 block of Eastwick Avenue.
The shooting took place around 12:10 p.m. on the 1900 block of South 21st Street. Police said officers arrived to find the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Both were transported to Presbyterian Hospital, where the male was pronounced dead at 12:26 p.m, police said. The woman was admitted in stable condition. .
Police are uncertain what led to the shooting and have not yet made an arrests. The investigation is ongoing with the Homicide Unit. .
At the corner of 21st and Mifflin, locals stood beyond the police tape around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, shaking their heads and trying to piece together what happened. Many wondered whether their cars had been damaged and more than a few theorized that the victim wasn’t local.
“Someone would be out here crying and yelling if he was,” a man, who asked not to be identified, said.
The neighborhood was bustling, with children outside playing and others sitting on stoops and porches. At the 1900 Cafe, a bar on the corner, the bartender said she’d only heard the shots. Down the block, at a mini market, a cook said he also heard shots.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.