Police: 23 shots fired in apparent 'targeted' shooting of 2 women in Strawberry Mansion
PHILADELPHIA - Two young women were hospitalized after a double shooting erupted on a street corner in Strawberry Mansion overnight Wednesday.
Officers arrived to find the women, ages 21 and 22, shot on the 2200 block of Lehigh Avenue.
One victim was suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder, while the other was struck in the arm.
Both were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
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Twenty-three spent shell casings were found at the crime scene after what police say appears to be a targeted shooting.
The suspected shooter is a man with two handguns in his possession, according to authorities.