Woman Injured, Man Dead in Attempted Murder-Suicide

A woman was injured and a man died in a murder-suicide attempt in West Philadelphia late Sunday morning, according to police.

The woman, 46, was shot a total of eight times and the man, who is in his 40s, shot himself in the head inside a home on the 4500 block of Spruce St. around 11:10, officials said.

Both victims were rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition.

The man died a short time later.

A gun was recovered at the scene.

Check back for details on this developing story.

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