Woman killed after being shot while driving, crashing into East Germantown home

EAST GERMANTOWN - Police are investigating after a woman was shot while driving, then crashed into an East Germantown home.

The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday on the 600 block of East Price Street.

Police say after being shot in the head the victim, identified as 22-year-old Acacia Byrd, drove her blue Honda Odyssey minivan while gravely injured before coming to a stop in a row home's front lawn. The mother of two was pronounced dead on the scene. Investigators say Byrd’s mother tells them her daughter went out for food prior to the shooting. 

Acacia Byrd, who is seen here in a photo posted to Facebook by her mother, was shot and killed while driving in East Germantown.

"It is possible there was someone with her in the vehicle or possibility the shooter followed her up to the vehicle and racked the firearm again," Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit Captain Jason Smith said.

Police found live bullets on the street near the mangled, smoking Honda and bullet holes in the vehicle.

A 22-year-old woman has died after being shot while driving and crashing into an East Germantown home overnight.

No arrests have been made at this time. This is an ongoing investigation.

Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online. All tips are confidential.

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