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Women on Porch, Passersby Struck by Paintballs in Philly

Someone shooting a paintball gun struck four people outside a Southwest Philadelphia home Thursday.

Three women, aged 31, 34 and 47, were sitting on a porch on Woodland Avenue near 50th Street at 4:20 p.m. when a dark sedan with four men inside pulled up and someone began firing a paintball gun, Philadelphia Police said Monday.

Two women on the porch as well as two individuals on the street were hit. While, another woman on the porch was unharmed, police said.

Investigators didn't reveal the extent of any injuries and didn't reveal if anyone was the intended target.

The sedan had silver window trim and could possibly be an Infiniti with a partial Pennsylvania license plate with letters "KJ".

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