Rush-hour traffic on Market Street in West Philadelphia was shattered Tuesday evening when gunfire erupted near 60th Street, leaving a woman dead and two other people wounded as police swarmed one of the neighborhood’s busiest intersections.
Philadelphia police said the shooting happened around 6:20 p.m. A woman who was shot died later at the hospital, and a man and another woman were taken to nearby hospitals, where both were listed in stable condition, according to CBS Philadelphia. Investigators had not announced any arrests or a motive as of that report, and the stretch of Market Street was briefly shut down as officers processed the scene.
Another Shooting On A Troubled Market Street Corridor
The attack comes on the heels of a deadly daylight shooting inside a Market Street grocery store near 40th and Market on April 6, part of a troubling series of incidents along the corridor, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. City police have already flagged several Market Street intersections as hot spots in a public safety plan that calls for targeted patrols and quicker turnaround on evidence processing.
Police Ask For Tips
As detectives continue to canvass the neighborhood and review evidence, Philadelphia police are urging anyone with information, photos or video to contact the department’s Shooting Investigation Group at 215-686-8270, or call the anonymous tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477), according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Authorities have not yet released the victims’ names and had not identified any suspects at the time of the CBS Philadelphia report. The Homicide Unit and the Shooting Investigation Group are leading the probe, and police are again asking anyone who saw or recorded anything to come forward.
