More than a dozen shots fired outside North Philadelphia home, killing woman and injuring man

More than a dozen shots were fired outside a North Philadelphia home, killing a woman and injuring a man. Detectives are still working to determine whether they were the intended target.

Investigators said the wife and husband were shot feet from their home's doorstep near the intersection of 24th and Somerset streets, just after midnight Monday. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the couple outside the home.

The woman, identified as 61-year-old Michelle Wilson, was pronounced dead shortly after police got on scene, and the 67-year-old man, Evans Tyree Wilson Jr., was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Neighbors said the Wilsons had recently started a new business venture selling sandwiches and tacos out of a food truck.

"They were good friends of mine," neighbor Aaron Lively said. "It's sad that it happened. They were hard-working people trying to make an honest dollar, selling their food. I grew up with them as kids. We all grew up together in the neighborhood."

Detectives said they found around 20 shell casings at the scene that appear to be from a handgun. At this point, they don't believe anyone else was injured in the shooting, and no other homes or cars were hit.

But there is still a lot police say they need to figure out about this case, including whether the two were targeted or just in the wrong place.

"It is unclear whether or not the two persons who were shot were the intended targets or whether other persons were the intended targets of the shooters," Philadelphia Police Department Inspector D F Pace said. "We do not have a motive at this time. Nor do we have any persons in custody at this time as well. The incidents that preceded this shooting will be critical in determining what the motive was and who was responsible. We just don't have that information yet."

Surveillance video from Grace Mini Market, just down the street from the Wilsons' home, captured a man with a mask, in shorts and a cap, carrying a gun as he walked down the street toward the Wilsons' home.        

While police continue their investigation into what happened, friends and neighbors mourn the loss of Michelle Wilson, affectionately known as Missy.

"She was definitely a good neighbor, willing to help people. It's heartbreaking that it happened. She was a good person," Lively said.