Man set on fire after shooting in Overbrook apartment; 2 suspects in custody
PHILADELPHIA - Terrifying scenes erupted inside a Philadelphia apartment Wednesday morning, sending a 40-year-old man to the hospital in critical condition.
Reports of a person screaming prompted a police response to the 5400 block of Lansdowne Avenue around 10:30 a.m.
Officers say they arrived to find a man was shot at by another man, then set on fire by a woman.
Neighbors say they heard gunfire, then the screams for help coming from the first floor apartment. Seconds later, they saw the man run out into the street on fire. Drivers seeing the chaos got out of their vehicles to help.
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He suffered critical injuries, including burns to his body.
Two suspects, a 35-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, were taken into custody.
Philadelphia police sources tell FOX 29's Steve Keeley the 40-year-old man was in bed with an 18-year-old woman when the woman's mother and her boyfriend came home to the apartment. The 38-year-old man fired shots while the mother of the 18-year-old poured a flammable liquid on him and set him on fire.
Charges have yet to be announced.