Crime & Safety
Woman, 64, Fatally Shot In Back Thursday Morning: Police
The woman was reportedly using a cane when she was shot in the back early Thursday morning in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood.
PHILADELPHIA — A 64-year-old woman is dead after being shot in the back Thursday morning in Southwest Philadelphia, according to police.
Police said at about 2:47 a.m. officers from the 12th District heard gunshots and shortly after responded to a radio call reporting gunshots, a person with a gun, and a woman down on the road at 5200 Greenway Ave.
There, they found an unresponsive 64-year-old woman lying on the highway with multiple gunshot wounds to her back.
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Police took her to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at 3:16 a.m.
The motive remains unknown, and no arrests have been made.
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Police did not release the victim's name
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or submit tips anonymously through the PPD tip line at 215-686-8477.
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
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