Philadelphia police responding to a call next door wound up hearing gunshots before finding a man bleeding from a wound to his chest Tuesday morning.
The incident played out along Sheffield Avenue, near Jackson Street, in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia on May 13, 2025.
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WATCH HEREOfficers initially went to a rowhome on the block for a service call around 7:45 a.m., police said.
While at that home, the officers heard gunfire coming from next door, police on the scene said.
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A man in his late twenties came out of the house suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest, a spokesperson for the police department said.
The man was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was being treated in critical condition, police said.
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Officers found a spent shell casing inside the house's living room, but did not find a weapon, according to police. An argument is believed to be what led to the shooting.
The suspect wanted in connection with this incident is described as a man wearing a dark gray hoodie and shorts, police said.
No arrests have been made yet and the Shooting Investigations Group is investigating.
