DA: Woman arrested after woman fatally shot twice in chest in Northeast Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - A woman has died after being shot in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday morning, according to police.
Authorities say the shooting happened on Cottman Avenue and Rising Sun Avenue just after 2 a.m.
According to police, a woman, 29, was shot twice in the chest.
She was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 2:25 a.m., according to police.
A 28-year-old woman has been arrested in connection the murder, according to the DA's office. Amirah Cross is charged with third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime and other related offenses.
The DA's office says they will be requesting at least one million dollars bail in this case.
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The investigation is active and ongoing with the department's Homicide Division, authorities say.