Police: 1 In Custody In Connection With Possible Sniper Shooting In Northern Liberties
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)--After just four days of investigating, Philadelphia police believe they have the shooter responsible for Monday night's reported sniper situation.
You'll recall it froze part of the city for hours.
On Monday at the height of rush hour, a stretch of the northbound side of I-95, near Northern Liberties was closed.
A Stretch of Spring Garden was blocked off too, and a building under construction was barricaded. A SWAT team was in that building and went floor to floor looking for a shooter.
The alleged shooter, now in custody, has been identified by sources as 29-year-old Lawrence Mitchell, of New Jersey.
At this point in the investigation, sources say that authorities believe the gunfire came from the 5th floor of the vacant building under construction. Police are waiting on one final ballistic test to confirm that.
What police are also trying to confirm is what kind gun was used in the shooting.
It's been difficult to determine that. Shots were from so far away, more than a football field away, so only a fragment of a bullet was recovered from the Chevy Silverado that was shot at.
A woman leaving Delilah's Gentleman's Club was getting into that truck and was narrowly missed by bullets.
The woman managed to flee back into the club, physically unharmed.
Investigators are still trying to determine if that woman was targeted and if so why.
Mitchell was in Camden County jail on Monday. He was there only on charges of illegal possession of an ammunition magazine and a fugitive from justice charge.
He is expected to be in Philadelphia Police custody soon where authorities plan on charging him with attempted homicide.
