1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Overnight Shooting Near Cambria And Lawrence Streets In North Philadelphia

Update, Sunday, Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m.: Police and local outlets have released more details, including the time, the location at a Lawrence Street lounge, and the victims’ conditions. Details below.

PHILADELPHIA — One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a shooting at a lounge near West Cambria and North Lawrence streets in North Philadelphia early Sunday, Oct. 18, police said.

Police were called to the Vari Lounge on the 2800 block of North Lawrence Street around 4:15 a.m., 6abc reported. The man who died was shot multiple times in the back, police told 6abc.

According to police, two men were kicked out of the bar around 4 a.m., and the fight spilled onto the street before it escalated into gunfire, FOX29 reported. At least 60 shell casings could be seen scattered across the crime scene hours later, the station reported.

What we know so far

• Where: The Vari Lounge on the 2800 block of North Lawrence Street, near West Cambria Street, in North Philadelphia’s Fairhill section (6abc, FOX29).
• When: Around 4 to 4:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 (FOX29, 6abc).
• Victims: One man killed, shot multiple times in the back. Four other people were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds. 6abc reported two of them are in critical condition; FOX29 reported police said all four are in stable condition.
• Arrests: None, police said.
• Investigation: Homicide detectives are investigating, an officer at the scene told NBC10.

What police have not released

As of Sunday morning, police had not released the names or ages of the man who died or the four people who were wounded, a description of the shooter or shooters, or what started the fight.

Philly Crime Update will update this story as the Philadelphia Police Department releases more information.

Earlier shooting nearby

Nearby, on Jan. 3, a 51-year-old man was shot in the lower back on the 400 block of West Cambria Street just before midnight, NBC10 reported at the time. Police said he was hospitalized in stable condition and told officers the gunman wore a red jacket and covered his face.

How to help

Anyone with information is asked to call the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or the tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tips can be anonymous. The City of Philadelphia offers a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in any homicide.

Sources: Philadelphia Police Department via NBC10, 6abc and FOX29.