Police investigating after suspected road rage shooting leaves woman dead

Police say the person they're questioning in the shooting did have a permit to carry.

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Sunday, December 17, 2023
Police investigating after suspected road rage shooting leaves woman dead

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting as a possible road rage incident.

It unfolded in the 6200 block of Market Street in West Philadelphia at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

Officers found a woman who had been shot multiple times, lying next to a gun.

She died at the hospital.

Police say there was another woman at the scene who had a gun, and she's now being questioned by homicide detectives.

Meanwhile, an eyewitness tells Action News that a third person, who is the victim's friend, tried to follow the first responders to the hospital, but ended up in a crash.

The woman who crashed is okay.

Police say the person they're questioning in the shooting did have a permit to carry.

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