Northeast Philadelphia

Shooting Investigation Shuts Down Stretch of I-95 in NE Philly

Traffic was bumper-to-bumper as police searched for evidence

Cars line up bumper-to-bumper as police close a stretch of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia
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A stretch of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia was closed for around six hours Saturday morning as police conducted a shooting investigation along the roadway.

All southbound lanes were closed between the Woodhaven Road and Academy Road exits from around 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. after officers were dispatched when a wounded man showed up to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and said he had been shot on the highway, according the Pennsylvania State Police.

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Officers' search for evidence caused an hourslong backup before lanes were finally reopened.

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