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Police: Woman, 22, critical after shooting in SW Philadelphia; person in custody

By FOX 29 staff
Published  November 5, 2022 7:40pm EDT
Crime & Public Safety
FOX 29 Philadelphia
article

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - A person is in custody after a 22-year-old woman was shot in the chest in Southwest Philadelphia.

The shooting happened just after 3:30 Saturday afternoon, officials said, on the 6700 block of Guyer Avenue, inside of a home.

Responding officers took the woman to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition.

A weapon was found and an arrest was made, though there were no other details regarding the incident. Police are investigating the shooting.

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