Triple Shooting In West Oak Lane Leaves Man Dead, 2 Women Exiting Funeral Services At Church Injured, Philadelphia Police Say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two women leaving funeral services at a church in West Oak Lane were hit by gunfire and injured in a triple shooting on Saturday morning, Philadelphia police say. The shooting happened near the intersection of Lambert Street and Chelten Avenue just after 10 a.m.
Police say a 34-year-old man was shot multiple times in his chest and killed in the shooting.
Police tell Eyewitness News the 34-year-old man was targeted during an apparent road rage incident. He was transported to Albert Einstein Hospital by police and pronounced dead at 10:32 a.m.
Police say the two women injured in the shooting, a 62-year-old and a 57-year-old, were coming out of a Haitian church at the time of the incident and appear to be innocent victims. The 62-year-old was shot in the hip and placed in critical but stable condition. The 57-year-old was shot once in her right arm and placed in stable condition.
Police say no arrests have been made.
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