A man has been hospitalized after he was shot by a gunman in a passing SUV while walking with his wife along Frankford Avenue early Friday, police said.
According to Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Scott Small, the man was standing with his wife near the intersection of Margaret Street and Frankford Avenue, in Philly’s Frankford section, just before 1:30 a.m., when he was shot by a gunman in an SUV.
First responders found the 41-year-old victim after he had been shot three times. In an update, officials said the man was struck in his buttocks, knee and foot.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
Small said the victim was cooperating with police and told investigators he was standing near that intersection when a silver SUV pulled up, rolled down its passenger side window and a gunman inside the vehicle, who the victim didn’t know, fired three shots at the pair.
Following the shooting, the SUV fled east along Margaret Street before turning southbound on Darrah Street.
Small said police are working to determine a motive as the victim told investigators the gunman fired without saying a word.
“The victim says he had no argument, no words were exchanged, before the shooting started,” Small said.
At the scene, investigators recovered three spent shell casings.
And, Small said, investigators believe the incident may have been captured on nearby surveillance cameras.
An investigation into this incident remains ongoing.