PHILADELPHIA – A 35-year-old man was shot and wounded near the 2700 block of South 78th Street on Thursday evening, authorities said.
The shooting occurred around 5:23 p.m. on the highway, police said. The victim, identified as a Black male, suffered a gunshot wound to his right hand and another to the left side of his abdomen. He was transported to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center by a private vehicle and was listed in stable condition.
Police said the scene remains under investigation, but no weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8270 or submit an anonymous tip by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).