Police are investigating after three men and a 62-year-old woman were injured in a shooting in the city's Tioga neighborhood on Thursday night.
Officers responded to a shooting along the 3700 block of N. Carlisle Street around 9 p.m. where four people were injured.
Officials said three men were shot: a 40-year-old man was shot in the leg, a 25-year-old man was shot in the arm, back, and buttocks and a 34-year-old man was shot once in the hand. All of these men, police said, were taken to a nearby hospital where they were listed in stable condition.
However, police said, a 62-year-old woman was also shot in this incident. She was shot once in the chest, officials said. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she has been listed in critical condition.
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The woman, affectionately known in the community as "Mother Theresa," lived in the home where the shooting took place. Loved ones said she opened her doors to anyone in need and they're unsure why anyone would target her.
"She is Mother Theresa. She's friendly," Jarrell Watts, the woman's nephew, told NBC10. "Everybody around here loves her. She'd do anything for everybody. Everybody can come here. Everybody's welcome. She don't diss nobody. She don't disrespect nobody."
The woman's friends told NBC10 she's recovering from her injuries.
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Law enforcement officials said that they are still investigating and have made no arrests and have not recovered any weapons yet.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
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