Man shoots wife, wife's boyfriend in West Philadelphia, police say

Thursday, May 15, 2014
VIDEO: Man shoots wife, another man in West Phila.
Police say a man has turned himself in after a pair of shootings that wounded his wife and her alleged lover.

WEST PHILADELPHIA -- The first shooting happened around midnight Thursday on the 5700 block of Walton Avenue in West Philadelphia.

Investigators tell Action News the gunman ambushed his wife's boyfriend at that man's front door and opened fire through a screen, shooting the victim in the face.

A short time later, a report of shots fired came from the 5800 block of Delancey Street, just a few blocks away.

That's where police say the suspect shot his wife in the basement.

Both victims are in stable condition.

Police have not said what charges the husband is facing.