Woman killed in her Kensington home, Philadelphia police say – NBC10 Philadelphia

An investigation is ongoing after a woman was shot dead in a house in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood on Friday.

The 59-year-old woman was shot once in the chest at a home at 3400 Crystal Street shortly after 1 p.m., police said. The woman was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 1:44 p.m.

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No arrests were made and no weapons were seized. Police have not released a description of the suspects.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call or text Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).

Philadelphia police recently increased patrols in Kensington as part of the city’s plan to clean up the neighborhood. Just days after Phase 2 of the plan began, a Philadelphia police officer was shot during a traffic stop in Kensington and remains in critical condition.

As of Thursday evening, 127 murders had been reported in Philadelphia so far in 2024, 40 percent fewer than in the same period last year, police data showed.