Holmesburg shooting leaves woman, 63, in critical condition
Police investigate after a 63-year-old woman is found shot multiple times in Holmesburg.
HOLMESBURG - A woman is fighting for her life after she was shot multiple times in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg neighborhood.
Officials said the shooting happened Monday, just before 10:30 p.m., at the intersection of Torresdale and Bleigh Avenues.
A 63-year-old woman stepped outside a bar at the location, according to authorities, and was shot multiple times in her stomach, shoulder, and hand. Police rushed her to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where she was listed in critical condition.
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Markers show the placement of several bullets after a shooting on Torresdale and Bleigh Avenues.
Police said an investigation into the shooting is underway, though no motive had been established.
They are hoping surveillance cameras in the area will provide insight.
So far, no arrests have been made in this shooting.
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