An off-duty police officer was among two people hospitalized after a shooting outside a Southwest Philadelphia hookah lounge, police said.
The shooting happened near 73rd Street and Elmwood Avenue.
Police told NBC10 that two victims were transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for their injuries. The off-duty officer had been shot multiple times.
At the scene, officers taped off the area as they investigated what led to the shooting. Police said they recovered a gun and are working to review surveillance video.
The off-duty officer did not fire his weapon, according to police. There is no one in custody in connection with the shooting.
Two people were hospitalized after a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia, including an off-duty police officer who was shot multiple times, police told NBC10. Siobhan McGirl is at the scene with the latest on the investigation.
Police said someone interfered with officers as they were trying to take the victims to the hospital, and there was some sort of assault on an officer. One person was taken into custody following that incident.
The investigation remains active.