Man shoots three people after argument over fireworks, Philadelphia police say
Three people were rushed to a hospital after a shooting spurred by an argument over fireworks, Philadelphia police say.
The shooting happened shortly after 1 a.m. on the 1600 block of Newkirk Street, near Oxford Street, in the city's Brewerytown neighborhood.
The victims include a 53-year-old man, who was shot in the chest and hospitalized in critical condition. A 23-year-old woman was shot in the back and was also hospitalized in critical condition.
Police said the other victim is a 21-year-old woman who was shot in the knee and listed in stable condition.
Investigators believe the shooter's car was struck by fireworks, and then he got a gun and shot the three people.
No arrests have been made, and a description of the suspected shooter was not immediately available.