Man in custody after woman hurt in shooting outside Northeast Philly Wawa

A man is in police custody after, officials said, he surrendered to officers after a woman was injured in a shooting that happened at a Wawa store in Northeast Philly’s Holmesburg community early Thursday.

According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident happened at about 1:53 a.m. on Thursday when a woman was grazed in the head in a shooting that happened in the parking lot of a Wawa located along the 3500 block of Sheffield Avenue.

She was taken to a nearby hospital where officials said, in a morning update, that she was listed in stable condition.

In an update, police said the victim, an 18-year-old woman, was struck after she heard gunshots after she exited the Baru Restaurant, located across the street from the Wawa store.

When police arrived on the scene, Small said, a man — who he did not immediately provide further identifying information on — surrendered to responding officers in relation to the shooting.

He was taken into custody and a firearm was seized at the scene, Small said.

Small did not detail a motive in this incident and did not say if the man who surrendered to police would be charged in the shooting.

But, he said, an investigation is ongoing.

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact the department’s shooting investigation group at 215-686-8270. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling or texting the Philadelphia Police Department tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477).  

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.