Multiple nurses are injured after being hit by a vehicle outside Penn Presbyterian Medical Center while trying to help a gunshot victim who was being dropped off, police said.
According to Philadelphia Police Lt. Shaun Butts, early Saturday morning, someone driving a gray Jeep Cherokee was dropping off a gunshot victim -- a man in his 20s -- at the hospital's emergency entrance.
Three nurses attempted to provide first aid to the man, and that was when the Jeep struck them all and took off.
A spokesperson for Penn Medicine released a statement regarding the incident, stating that one nurse is in critical condition, and two other nurses are in stable condition.
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The statement read in part:
"One nurse is hospitalized in critical condition and two others also received treatment for injuries. In a workplace where teams are devoted to caring for others, this incident is devastating to our staff, and is a reminder of the tragic, far-reaching toll of gun violence on entire communities. Violence against healthcare workers harms us all, and is a corrosive, unacceptable threat which our staff must cope with on a daily basis. Our heroic staff continued working to save the gunshot victim and care for all our other patients even as their own colleagues were suffering and being treated. We are providing support resources for them and the injured nurses’ families, and fully cooperating with the Philadelphia Police as they investigate."
The gunshot victim -- who was shot multiple times at the 1300 block of Belmont Ave. -- is now hospitalized.
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The shooting happened right in front of Inquiry Charter School and Compass Self Storage. NBC10 was on the scene as detectives were combing through dozens of evidence markers, including at least 40 that were shell casings.
Officers had the entrance to the emergency center blocked off for hours while they investigated.
A blood-stained shirt could be seen lying by the front doors and another vehicle with its back windows shot out was towed from the scene.
Police told NBC10 they had not located the vehicle that struck the nurses, but they have officers on the lookout.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
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