Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

1 Wounded as Cars Shot Up in West Philly

A gunman opened fire on a West Philly street early Tuesday morning, shooting a man in the foot and putting bullet holes in nearly a half dozen cars. 

The 21-year-old shooting victim arrived at Mercy-Fitzgerald Hospital a short while after police responded to reports of gunfire near 62nd and Vine streets in West Philly, officials said.

The shooter also hit five parked cars -- four on 62nd Street and one on Vine Street, police said.

Authorities recovered multiple shell casings from the scene.

There is no known suspect nor motive at this time.

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