Family fight escalates to gunfire in Philadelphia's Lawndale section

Updated 2 hours ago
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A family fight escalated into gunfire in Philadelphia's Lawndale section early Thursday morning.

It happened on the 6600 block of Martins Mill Road around 12:30 a.m.

Police say two female family members were involved in a physical fight, a knife was pulled and one of the women fired several shots, striking a 37-year-old man.

Police rushed the man to the hospital in critical condition.

The shooter and a woman who witnessed the shooting were also injured.



They're both in stable condition.

Investigators say the shooter is cooperating with police.
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