One woman is dead and another is in custody after a South Philly shooting
Homicides in Philadelphia have declined dramatically, compared with the same period last year.

A woman was shot to death Friday afternoon in South Philadelphia, and another woman was in custody, Philadelphia police said.
At 4:31 p.m., police said, they found a woman with a gunshot wound to the head in a second-floor apartment in the 2600 block of South 9th Street.
Police have not released the victim’s name. Medics pronounced her dead at 4:42 p.m.
The investigation was continuing.
Police reported Friday that 15 homicides had occurred in Philadelphia so far this year, fewer than half the total during the same period of 2025.
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