Gunfire erupts in Center City leaving woman dead as police probe chaotic clash

Philadelphia, PA – Evening crowds in Center City watched in shock Friday when a confrontation outside a 7-Eleven ended with a woman fatally shot on the sidewalk.

The violence broke out just before 6 p.m. at 12th and Chestnut streets, one of the busiest intersections in the city. Authorities said the woman was taken to Jefferson Hospital, where she died roughly an hour and a half later. Her name has not been released.

Video of the shooting, now in police custody, shows a tense struggle between three people. A woman is seen trying to separate a man from another woman before the man points a gun toward the woman on the ground and fires. Bystanders can be heard screaming as the scene unfolds.

Police confirmed th

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