{"id":297255,"date":"2026-10-01T00:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/297255\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:08:09","slug":"83-year-old-woman-hit-by-stray-gunfire-while-on-porch-of-north-philadelphia-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/297255\/","title":{"rendered":"83-year-old woman hit by stray gunfire while on porch of North Philadelphia home"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — An 83-year-old woman was struck by stray gunfire Wednesday evening while sitting on the porch of her North Philadelphia home.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. on the 2300 block of North Gratz Street.<\/p>\n

Investigators said surveillance video shows a gunman exiting a blue stolen sedan and opening fire down the block.<\/p>\n

According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, approximately 40 shots were fired. The crime scene stretched the length of the block between Dauphin and York streets.<\/p>\n

The woman was struck twice in the torso and rushed to a nearby hospital. Police said she is listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Authorities also found a white sedan at the scene that had been hit multiple times by gunfire.<\/p>\n

\"IMAGE:<\/p>\n

IMAGE: Police seen inspecting a white sedan following a shooting in North Philadelphia on Sept. 30, 2206.<\/p>\n

“It jumped the curb and struck a telephone pole, breaking it, causing that wooden telephone pole to actually be still laying on top of that vehicle,” Small said of the vehicle. “The vehicle had the engine running.”<\/p>\n

Police said no one was inside the white sedan when officers arrived, but a firearm was found in plain view inside.<\/p>\n

Investigators are reviewing surveillance video from the area and working to determine what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n

The stolen blue sedan was last seen fleeing eastbound on Dauphin Street from Gratz Street toward 18th Street.<\/p>\n

No other injuries were immediately reported.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia police by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n

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