Woman dead after fight with fleeing brother inside North Philadelphia home, police say
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a homicide by assault after they say a physical fight broke out between a brother and sister overnight.
The 26-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the hallway of a home on the 1500 block of Oakdale Street around 12:30 a.m.
She was transported to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries a short time later.
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Police say she and her brother were in a physical altercation prior to her death. No further details have been released.
Her brother fled the scene before police arrived.