5 shot, 1 dead, in shooting less than 24 hours after disturbance same apartment complex in NE Philly

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- One person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting Sunday night, less than 24 hours after a disturbance in the same apartment complex in the Lawncrest section of Northeast Philadelphia.

Police said the latest shooting happened just before midnight Sunday on the 500 block of E. Hill Creek Drive.

"Seems to have stemmed from some kind of party that was out here but unsure of the motive at this time," said Captain Lewis Higginson, with the Philadelphia Police Department.

Officers were stationed less than a block away, due to the previous shooting, when they heard gunfire coming from the Hill Creek Apartments complex, police said.

Police arrived and said they found two people who were shot. A female was shot in the upper back and another victim was unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.

Investigators said at least 17 shots were fired in the complex.

Roughly 10 minutes into the investigation, officers said they received a 911 call for two more victims who were shot during the shooting in the complex. One was shot in the arm and the other had a with gunshot wound to the leg.

Four of the five victims survived, but police tell Action News that a fifth victim died after he was shot at the scene.

"During the initial response, officers also transported a male to Temple. That male was subsequently pronounced deceased. He's John Doe at the moment; we have no age. Appears to be an adult male," Higginson said.

Nicola Butts was there. She said it started as a neighborhood party, but the atmosphere quickly changed as more and more people from outside of the community came.

She said she got up and started going into her house when she heard the shots.

"The next thing you know we had to hit the floor because they just started coming from everywhere," she said.

Investigators said they're working with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to review surveillance video in the complex and determine if there's any connection to the disturbance from early Sunday morning.