A man is charged with murder after a woman was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of a church in North Philadelphia during the early morning hours of July 18.

Officers were called to the 2000 block of West Lehigh Ave shortly before 1 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls for shots fired.

When police arrived on the scene, they discovered a 29-year-old woman on the ground by a fence outside of the Deliverance Evangelistic Church suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body. 

Officers rushed the woman, later identified as Nkechi Sprowal, to Temple University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead after arriving.

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said police believe she was the intended target of the shooting because eight shell casings from a semi-automatic weapon were found scattered next to her, indicating that shots were fired at close range.

On Monday, police arrested 37-year-old Shaheed Kilber in connection with Sprowal's death. According to police, Kilber will be charged with murder and related offenses.