Shooting injures 3 people in South Philadelphia; car window and storefront also hit by gunfire
"I just grabbed my wife and ran to the corner," recalled one man. "I think they fired probably 30 shots."
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that injured three people on Monday night.
It happened around 6:34 p.m. on the 600 block of Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia.
Police say a 32-year-old man was shot in the leg. He was taken to an area hospital and placed in critical condition.
Two others were also injured, including a 36-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man. Both victims were placed in stable condition.
Evidence markers were scattered across the roadway when Action News arrived on the scene.
Police say some of the bullets hit a car window and a nearby storefront.
Action News spoke with a couple who was nearly caught in the crossfire.
"I heard gunshots. I turn around, I saw a white van, two guys started shooting towards the smoke shop and I just grabbed my wife and ran to the corner," recalled one man. "I think they fired probably 30 shots."
No arrests have been made.
Further details on the shooting have not been released.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.
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