Overview
- Officers who responded to a reported shooting on the 2800 block of South 10th Street found three women dead inside the home after arriving at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
- Philadelphia police have recovered a gun at the scene and have described the case as a possible double murder-suicide, though that classification is preliminary.
- The victims are believed to be women aged 67, 56, and 18, and authorities have not released names, causes of death, or other identifying details.
- Investigators are conducting forensic processing on site and the city medical examiner will perform autopsies and toxicology tests to determine official cause and manner of death.
- Police say the probe is active and evolving and they expect to provide further information after victim identification, family notification, and completion of forensic and medical examinations.