Police: 8 people involved in fight that erupted into shooting on street in Chinatown
PHILADELPHIA - A fight turned shooting left one person injured in Chinatown Saturday morning.
Police say two men were walking down 10th Street around 5 a.m. when they got into an altercation with five other men and a woman.
One of the five men reportedly fired multiple shots hitting one of the other men in the stomach twice.
The 52-year-old victim walked to the firehouse at 10th and Cherry streets, where he was transported to Jefferson Hospital. He was originally listed in critical condition, however, he is now said to be stable.
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Police believe the shooting was spawned by a fight between the two groups of people. No arrests have been made.
This shooting comes just hours after another shooting erupted blocks away inside a hookah bar in Chinatown, injuring two people.