Husband dead, wife critical following shooting inside North Philadelphia home
PHILADELPHIA - A man has died and his wife is in critical condition following a shooting incident in North Philadelphia.
Officers responded to a home on the 3100 block of North 28th Street shortly before 8 a.m. Friday morning.
Inside a bedroom on the second floor, police officers found a 39-year-old man and 43-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds to the head.
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The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.
Police say a weapon was recovered at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.