July 28, 2022
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
A fight that broke out at a wedding reception in North Philadelphia's Feltonville section on Wednesday night ended with one woman shot. Police haven't made any arrests yet, but they're confident they know who the suspect is.
A fight that broke out at a wedding reception in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night ended with a 26-year-old woman being shot once in her right thigh.
The altercation began at 9:07 p.m. between two women inside The Venue banquet hall on the 4200 block of McAllister Street, police said. It then spilled onto the street, where a third woman intervened and shot the 26-year-old.
Police haven't made any arrests yet, but they're confident they will apprehend the shooter, 6ABC reported.
The suspect fled the scene, but police aren't sure if she left on foot or was driven away. Her vehicle was left at the scene.
Investigators interviewed about 50 people who were at the reception, including the bride and the groom. The women involved in the altercation are believed to have been guests.
The 26-year-old drove herself to the police station and was brought to Temple University Hospital, where she's expected to survive.
A parked, unattended vehicle also was struck by a bullet, Newsweek reported.
Elsewhere in Philadelphia, Joelil Foy, a 26-year-old member of the musical group Brotherly Love was fatally shot in front of his home in South Philly, and a 7-year-old in Germantown was hit in the hand by a stray bullet, FOX29 reported.
