Daily News | 10 shootings, 1 homicide mark New Year’s Day in Philadelphia
. But 2023 started off on a similar foot, with eight nonfatal shootings occurring in the first six hours of the new year. Only one of those incidents resulted in an arrest as of the afternoon of Jan. 1.
Around 1 a.m. in East Frankford, on the 4800 block of Tackawanna Street, police responded to what they said was a domestic assault; a 30-year-old woman who was being attacked was able to retrieve her gun and fire at her attacker, hitting him in the abdomen. The 30-year-old man was taken to Temple University Hospital and placed in stable condition. Police said the woman had a valid permit to carry. Police made an arrest and recovered a weapon.
At 2:37 a.m., police responded to reports of gunfire on the 1900 block of North Third Street, where they found two victims: an 18-year-old male shot in the right leg and a 15-year old shot in the left bicep and right forearm. Both were transported to Temple University Hospital and placed in stable condition.
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