According to police, three nurses sustained serious injuries when they were hit by a car in a hit-and-run as they attempted to assist a shooting target outside of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center early on Saturday night.
Around 4: 20 a. m., police said a vehicle in a metal Car Cherokee arrived at Penn Presbyterian’s emergency harbor area to cut off a 28-year-old person with multiple gunshot wounds. The pilot struck the midwives and the shooting victim as the caregivers gathered for first support, according to police, before fleeing the scene.
Authorities said a 36-year-old nurse was in critical situation, with physical injuries and internal bleeding. A 37-year-old caregiver suffered wounds to his feet, and a 51-year-old caregiver suffered injury to his head and back. They are both listed in stable condition, according to authorities.
The firing victim, who police claimed was hurt on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue, may have suffered an further head injuries as the driver fled the scene, according to authorities. His situation was unfamiliar, authorities said.
The names of the nurses and the firing victim were never made public by police.
A Penn Medicine spokesperson said in a statement that gun violence was unacceptable and that the doctor was offering help for the wounded midwives and their families.
” In a work where teams are devoted to caring for others, this event is damaging to our team, and is a warning of the horrible, far-reaching burden of gun violence on full communities”, the spokesperson said.
In a speech Saturday, Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, who represents West Philadelphia, said she was “horror-struck” by the media.
I’m praying for the treatment of all three midwives, particularly the one who is still in critical condition. I even commend the emergency room staff for their continued compassion for their people while dealing with thistraumatic incident, Gauthier said.
The midwives and workers at Penn Presbyterian are on the front ranges of the gun crime crisis because West Philadelphia is West Philadelphia’s even adult Level 1 Trauma Center. They endure the most agonizing experiences of our life every day as they deal with horrible pain and suffering. I find it impossible for me to imagine people driving their vehicle into one of our neighbors who is trying to heal them.
Officials want to talk to anyone with information about the hit-and-run and the firing to the Philadelphia Police Department’s tip series at 215-686-8477. They believe the driver was probably in his early 20s.
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