One PA Team member fatally shot in East Germantown
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A member of One PA Team was fatally shot in Philadelphia's East Germantown section Monday.
The 46-year-old man was shot once in his left armpit on the 2000 block of Church Lane and pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center at 4:24 p.m., police said.
One PA Team, a multiracial, intergenerational and multi-issue membership organization that works to bring change in communities in Pennsylvania, released a statement about the shooting:
"Today, a One PA team member tragically lost their life. We are heartbroken, and our condolences and sympathy are with their family. We are mourning this senseless loss, and continuing to gather the facts and investigate what happened," the organization said.
Philadelphia mayoral political fliers were littered on the scene of the shooting.
A 22-year-old man was being questioned by police after the shooting. Police said the 22-year-old and 46-year-old were both armed and handing political fliers.
The men involved in the shooting weren't part of Philadelphia mayoral candidate Helen Gym's campaign, but she tweeted she was "devastated" to hear about the death.
"I was devastated to hear about the tragic death of a canvasser today. My thoughts are with the family of the victim, the One PA community, and everyone impacted by this irrevocable loss. Though the canvasser was not part of our campaign, this loss is deeply felt by all of us," Gym tweeted.
The shooting is under investigation.
