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Responding to a report of a person with a gun at 11:16 p.m., authorities headed to the 2600 block of Jackson Street and observed the first complainant suffering a left shoulder gunshot wound, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. At the Presbyterian Hospital Trauma Center, she told police that as she reached the sidewalk after walking out of her house, a bullet struck her. She heard approximately five shots coming from the area of 28th and Jackson streets but saw no shooter.
Law enforcement agents learned of a second victim, who received private transport to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania due to a gunshot wound to the right side of his jaw. He had been sitting on the steps of a residence on the same block when he, too, heard approximately five rounds coming from the aforementioned intersection. After feeling blood dripping from his chin, he ran away to secure help, Tolliver said. He also ended up at Presbyterian Trauma following a transfer.
While processing the scene, police noticed a 26th-and-Jackson-streets abode with a broken first-floor front window and a strike mark on the brick. They informed the occupant, who had not been aware of the damage, and spoke with a witness who reported having observed a black male wearing a dark blue hoodie standing on the sidewalk of 2600 Jackson Street at Etting Terrace and firing the gun.
The bystander described the aggressor as being of an unknown age and 5-foot-10; wearing the aforementioned clothing; and armed with a gun. He ran westbound toward 28th Street from 26th and Jackson streets.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
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