Two people were rushed to the hospital by officers on Tuesday afternoon after two men got into an argument inside a beer distributor before gunshots rang out in West Philadelphia, according to police.
This all unfolded sometime after 6 p.m. on Jan. 6 when a 35-year-old man was caught on camera entering the beer distributor at 43rd and Market streets and getting into an argument with another person, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
At some point, the 35-year-old can be seen on surveillance cameras walking out of the store followed by another a man who appears to fire several shots, Small explained. The 35-year-old was hit at least one time in his chest.
While the bullets rang out, a 65-year-old woman was standing nearby on the sidewalk and she was shot in the shoulder, Small said.
The shooter than began to chase the 35-year-old man westbound down Market Street before heading southbound on 43rd Street, according to Small.
When police arrived to the scene, they found the 35-year-old man and the 65-year-old woman and were able to rush to them to a nearby hospital, Small reported.
The 35-year-old man is in critical condition and was taken into surgery while the woman was listed in stable condition, Small said.
Detectives at the scene found 13 spent shell casings from a semi-automatic weapon along with two wallets on the sidewalk, Small said.
“We don’t have a motive. We just believe it might have been some altercation over some sort of argument,” Small told NBC10.
Small explained that the alleged shooter was last seen running away southbound on 43rd Street wearing a red shirt with a tan jacket along with dark colored jeans.
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