Three people on a North Philadelphia sidewalk were shot in a possible drive-by shooting late Thursday night -- one of the bullets also piercing a chair that one of the victims was sitting in, according to police.
The triple shooting took place just after 11:30 p.m. on May 23, 2024, along North 8th Street, near Cambria Street, in the Fairhill section, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Officers arrived to find a 34-year-old woman shot in the foot, a 24-year-old man shot in both legs and a 36-year-old man shot in his lower back, police said. Officers rushed all three to a nearby hospital.
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"All three are in stable condition, so they are expected to survive," Small said.
Investigators found evidence of at least five shots being fire, Small said. A witness told investigators the shooting was a drive-by, but they didn't give police a description of the car or the shooter(s).
Police also found a folding chair with a bullet hole in it, Small said.
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The search for the gunman continued into Friday.
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