Overview
- Police officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly before midmorning at the Hilton Philadelphia on South Christopher Columbus Boulevard and found a 25-year-old woman in the lobby who identified herself as the shooter and surrendered a firearm.
- A 25-year-old man was discovered in a nearby stairwell with a gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to a local hospital where his condition was upgraded from critical to stable.
- Investigators say the pair were involved in a physical altercation inside a ninth-floor room before the shooting and the female suspect was treated at a hospital for injuries from that fight.
- Philadelphia detectives are conducting an active inquiry into the incident, examining physical evidence and surveillance and checking for any prior reports or disputes involving the two people.
- No motive or formal charges have been announced yet and detectives with the Central Detective Division continue to gather evidence that could inform possible charges or further action.