A delivery driver is fighting for his life after he was shot in North Philadelphia Thursday afternoon.
The 48-year-old man was driving a white Honda Insight to make a delivery along the 1700 block of North Gratz Street shortly before 4 p.m. when shots were fired.
The victim was shot once in the stomach. Responding police officers found him on the ground next to multiple shell casings. Bullets had also struck his car, shattering the rear and backseat windows. He was taken to the hospital where he is currently in critical condition.
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The shooting occurred only a few blocks away from Temple University's campus.
"I was just downstairs," a Temple student, who did not want to reveal their full name, told NBC10. "I heard like six gunshots."
Another Temple student who also did not want to reveal her full name, said she saw the victim moments after he had been shot.
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"He was holding his stomach," she said. "He was able to walk. He just seemed really kind of like stunned about it."
The student as well as Brett Wagner, a neighbor, told NBC10 crime is constant in the area where the shooting occurred.
"My house actually got shot up," Wagner said. "One time a bullet went through my window."
Another neighbor, who also did not want to be identified, told NBC10 she and her children ran upstairs during Thursday's shooting.
"You can't even go outside and enjoy the day," she said. "The kids can't even come outside because you never know when you gotta run inside or throw your kids inside because they're shooting."
No weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made. Police have not released information on any suspects. They continue to investigate.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
