Police are investigating after a woman was shot during an incident that happened Philly's Spring Garden section on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

According to police, a 51-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks during an incident that happened at about 2:05 p.m. along the 1700 block of Mount Vernon Street.

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The woman, officials said, was taken to a nearby hospital where she was listed in stable condition.

A neighbor who heard the shooting told NBC10 that she believed the shooting happened as a result of a fight.

"There's like yelling and screaming and I was like, 'I really do hope everything's okay,'" she said.

Navin Ekezue, a neighbor who lives in the area, noted that she heard shouting from an

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