Couple shot in car in N. Phila.
A 24-year-old man and an woman were shot and wounded while sitting in a minivan in the city's Olney neighborhood late last night, police said.
A 24-year-old man and an woman were shot and wounded while sitting in a minivan in the city's Olney neighborhood late last night, police said.
Police found the man with two gun shot wounds to the head in a 1997 Dodge Caravan on the 5700 block of Mascher Street about 11 p.m. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he is listed in extremely critical condition.
Police said the woman checked into the hospital at 1 a.m. today with a gunshot wound to the right arm. She is listed in stable condition.
She told police two unknown men, both wearing dark colored hoodies, walked up to the vehicle and started shooting, police said.
Police were on patrol in the area when they heard gun shots. Why the woman fled and waited to go to the hospital is not clear.
Police have not released the name of the victims.
