Police swarm area outside Northern Liberties gentlemen’s club after gunshots erupt

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A woman entering her car in the parking lot of a gentlemen’s club at Front and Spring Garden Streets was shot at Monday evening, causing the closing of several I-95 ramps as police swarmed the area looking for the shooter.

Two bullets struck the woman’s truck outside Delilah’s about 6:10 p.m. She then ran inside, escaping unharmed, police said.

Shooting incident in Northern Liberties near Front and Spring Garden is over. I-95 ramps should reopen. Getting more details soon. pic.twitter.com/OjW45zYrS3

— Michael Boren (@borenmc) March 28, 2017

Actually, pretty crazy story out here in Northern Libs. Woman entering her car in Delilah’s gentleman’s club parking lot was shot at pic.twitter.com/OoGpe2D3w9

— Michael Boren (@borenmc) March 28, 2017

2 bullets hit the woman’s car, and she ran inside. Gunshots likely came from 5th floor window of a warehouse behind Delilah’s, cops say pic.twitter.com/NdLbu8BVZo

— Michael Boren (@borenmc) March 28, 2017

At the same time, workers who were renovating the warehouse behind Delilah’s reported hearing gunshots from inside the building, which rises over the club.

SWAT teams and police descended on the building but didn’t find the shooter. They did, however, find signs that gunshots had been fired from a fifth-floor window in the warehouse.

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said it was too early to tell whether the woman who was shot at was targeted. One of the bullets pierced through the bottom of her truck’s windshield.

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Published: March 27, 2017 — 7:44 PM EDT | Updated: March 27, 2017 — 9:41 PM EDT

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