1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting in Northeast Philadelphia, police say

One person died and another is in critical condition after they were shot inside a tow truck in Northeast Philadelphia Sunday night, police said. 

Aaron Whitfield, 25, died at the scene, and a 21-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound after the shooting at Knorr Street and Bustleton Avenue, police said.

Investigators believe a silver or gray Honda pulled up alongside the truck, and two people fired into the truck around 8 p.m., Inspector D F Pace said. 

Police found 15 to 20 shell casings at the scene, Pace said. Some of the shots fired entered the second floor of a nearby building.

That building houses an Asian senior center on the second story, and the owners said at least 16 people were inside at the time, but no one was hurt.

Surveillance video from the center shows a car slowing down near the truck and then speeding away.  

"At the moment my dad called me I was panicking, too, because I'm afraid they got shot or someone got hurt, and it's very dangerous in the area ... I didn't expect something going on like this," said Rachel Mei, the daughter of the senior center's owners.

Pace said police believe one or both of the victims was targeted.

No one has been arrested. Police are looking for video from the area that could help the investigation, according to Pace. 

Three weeks ago, a person inside a different tow truck was shot and wounded just three miles away. Police have not said if the two incidents are related.