Woman, 21, dies after being shot in the neck in Tioga; boyfriend in police custody, authorities say
PHILADELPHIA - A man is in police custody after he fatally shot his girlfriend in the head in Tioga, police say.
According to Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small, the shooting occurred just before 1 a.m. on Friday.
Police say 39th District officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 3700 block of N 17th Street.
When police arrived at the location, they found no victim, but they were informed that a 21-year-old woman was driven to the Temple Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back of the neck, Small says.
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According to authorities, she was pronounced dead at 1:09 a.m.
Small says investigators learned the shooting took place in the front doorway of a private home on N 17th Street, where a spent shell casing and blood were found.
Police also say a semi-automatic weapon was found inside the residence near the door.
According to Small, the victim's boyfriend is in police custody related to the shooting and he is cooperating.
Police say the boyfriend of a woman, who died after being shot in the neck, is in police custody.