UPDATE: An arrest has been made in the shooting. New details here.
An investigation is underway after a woman was shot in the parking lot of a Wells Fargo Bank in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
The shooting occurred shortly before 9 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo along the 7300 block of Bustleton Avenue, according to investigators.
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A 61-year-old woman was shot in the thigh. She was taken to the hospital where she was placed in stable condition.
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No arrests have been made, a weapon has not been recovered and police have not released information on any suspects in the shooting.
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While police have not revealed what led to the shooting, Gladys Sylvane, a witness and friend of the victim, told NBC10 the 61-year-old woman got into an argument with another woman in the parking lot. Sylvane said the argument started after her friend's vehicle bumped into the other woman's car in the parking lot.
Sylvane said a man who was with the other woman then stepped out of the vehicle and pointed a gun at her friend's stomach.
"And she said, 'Did you hit my car?' She said, 'No.' And she said, 'Okay, if I hit it, what you gonna do?' The husband walked in from the Wells Fargo and came in and said, 'Touch her.' And she said, 'If I touch her, what you gonna do?' And she put the gun right to [my friend's] stomach. And he said, 'Here's what I'm gonna do.' Bang," Sylvane told NBC10.
Sylvane said the man opened fire, shooting the 61-year-old woman in the thigh.
The gunman and woman then fled the scene in their vehicle, according to Sylvane. Sylvane's friend was taken to the hospital and placed in stable condition. Sylvane said her friend's two children, who she was taking to school at the time, were both inside the car and witnessed the shooting.
Police at the scene spoke with the witness and bank security guards. They're also looking through surveillance video at the bank.
If you have any information on the incident, please contact Northeast Detectives at 215-686-3153. You can also submit an anonymous tip by calling or texting 215-686-TIPS.
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