A woman in her 70s is recovering in the hospital after suffering a graze wound to the stomach Thursday, according to a spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department.
The incident happened just before 5 p.m. on July 25, 2024, on the 1200 block of Porter Street in South Philadelphia, police said.
Medics who responded to the scene took the woman to a nearby hospital where she is listed in stable condition, according to officials.
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"I saw the guy make the turn on 13 and he just kept shooting backwards. As soon as you opened the door you could smell the sulfur," one witness, Ruthann Seccio, said. "This is where we live. You should feel safe here. We should go to bed at night feeling safe. Not who’s going to get killed in the corner."
A SWAT team could be seen in surveillance videos going into and out of a home on Porter Street. Police have not yet said why they were focused on this home.
Police said the scene is being held during the investigation. No weapons have been recovered and no one has been arrested yet.
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SkyForce10 was over the scene Thursday afternoon where several blocks of Porter Street could be seen shut down by police right near Broad Street.
From SkyForce10, the glass front door to a home was shattered.
Just up the street at 16th and Porter streets, more shots were fire around the same time. Police have not said if these two incidents are connected.
But, one neighbor told NBC10 that her friend's dog was killed after being struck by a bullet.
"This is a residential neighborhood and to think that I could have been walking my dog around the block and been a victim is sad and depressing," neighbor Jaynee Rossoni said.
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