A 26-year-old woman dies after she was shot in the chest on a Northern Liberties street. The woman was visiting her boyfriend at his home.
The victim was walking with her mother in the 900 block of Front St. when they were approached by a gunman. A purse was stolen and the shooting followed. The senseless killing appears to be case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The police took the victim from the street and transported her to the hospital. She was pronounced dead around 11:30 p.m.
The details are limited at this time, but police say a white man acted alone in the shooting and left the scene in a dark colored Impala. Homicide detectives are investigating the scene. Stay with NBC10 for more details on this developing story.
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