Woman shot while sitting on porch of Germantown home

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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Woman shot on porch in Germantown
Woman shot on porch in Germantown. Nydia Han reports during Action News at 6 a.m. on September 24, 2017.

GERMANTOWN (WPVI) -- A 30-year-old woman was shot while sitting on the porch of a house in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, police said.

It happened just before midnight Sunday on the 5600 block of Stokes Street.

Police said someone walked up to the house and opened fire.

Shotgun pellets hit the woman and also shattered windows.

The victim, identified as the homeowner's niece, was taken to Einstein Medical Center where she is listed in stable condition.

No arrests have been made.

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