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Police Investigate After Woman Shot During Attempted Robbery Near Playground In West Philly

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police are investigating after a woman was shot in the stomach after an attempted robbery in West Philadelphia. Police responded to report of a shooting shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday.

It happened on the 5200 block of Hoopes Street near the West Mill Creek Playground.

The 48-year-old woman was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where she is listed in critical condition.

The suspect is said to have been a man wearing a black lather jacket, blue jeans, and tan boots.

No arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered.

Police are still investigating.

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