Police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed inside a North Philadelphia barbershop on Saturday afternoon, police said.
According to police, the shooting occurred at 1:48 p.m. on the 2500 block of Lehigh Ave.
A 40-year-old woman was shot one time in the torso and one time in the head and medics pronounced her dead on the scene at 2:04 p.m., police said.
On Tuesday, officials identified the slain woman as Nitiffa Wade from Coatesville, Pa.
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Police said no motive is yet known, no weapon was recovered and no arrests have been made.
But, officials noted that an investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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