Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11 00. It is the 11 00 oclock hour. We begin with breaking news. A shooting in the heart of center city. Im thomas drayton. Lets get right to it. It happened just before 9 00 oclock tonight around 16th and chestnut. Our brad sattin on the scene. Whats going on here, brad. Reporter thomas, we can tell you only about 35 minutes ago they actually opened up the street here on walnut. We are at 16th and walnut here behind me is an apple store. This is actually where things ended up tonight after 24yearold man from south philadelphia had been shot in the wrist. He want to this location here where he flagged a Police Officer and then was rushed to the hospital. As you see here just a couple officers remaining. Take you to the earlier scene the incident started three blocks away from here in front of a wendys restaurant at 15th and chestnut. A man started running after this victim it appears and fired six shots. One of those bullets
Of a wendys restaurant at 15th and chestnut. A man started running after this victim it appears and fired six shots. One of those bullets hitting an empty car one of those bullets striking the victim in his right wrist. He is in stable condition. The suspect then running off on foot. All of this playing out on Chestnut Street as you know a busy commercial street with a lot of people around. A lot of cars around. Fortunately no one else was hu hurt. Now, police do have some witnesses they tell us. Theyre in the process right now of being questioned. They also found some Surveillance Video they are now reviewing. Again, that victim we know 24yearold man from south philly rushed to hahnemann hospital. Police though saying he is not exactly helping them. Hes only hit one time in the wrist. And there were six shots fired. So were really not certain at this time whether or not he was the intended target. Because the victim himself is stating that he heard gunshots then realized he was shot.
The heat wave is in full effect. Meteorologist krystal klei is keeping her eye on those rising temperatures. Fill us in. Dont blink. Temperatures will shoot up as we move through the afternoon. We are looking today under your first alert. Still very hot in the afternoon. Heres good news. A little less humid for us and near record heat, not record heat. Thats good news. Still though very hot for us. Monday looking worse off. Were tracking temperatures that should set a new record for heat. On top of that, were also talking thunderstorms possible by your monday kicking off the dnc possibly with storm activity and as we move throughout your workweek into your next weekend, well have that possibility of more scattered showers in the forecast. So here are your temperatures as they are this morning. 81 degrees in mt. Holly. Trenton, 80. Wilmington, 83. Out to the shore, Atlantic City at 81 degrees. Already in the 80s. Well be cranking it up to the 90s in most areas. The shore excluded. May s
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