Woman hurt in Mayfair shooting after yearslong ‘ongoing dispute,' police say
Feb 19, 2026
An investigation is underway, officials said, after one woman was taken to a hospital and another woman was taken into police custody following a shooting in Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood overnight.
According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident unfolded at ab
out 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Walker and Wellington streets in Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood when a 34-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her lower abdomen.
She was taken to a nearby hospital and was listed in stable condition, he said.
The victim, Small said, told first responders to the scene that she had been shot by a woman who she has had an ongoing dispute with for years, and gave officers a description of the suspected attacker and her vehicle, a gold Lexus, that the suspected shooter allegedly used to flee the scene.
Officers were soon able to locate a woman in her early twenties who was alleged to be involved in this incident, Small said.
And, he noted, this woman had a firearm in her possession when she was taken into police custody.
“So, she is in custody and her gun has been recovered,” said Small.
He said the suspected shooter was apprehended at her home and police plan to obtain a warrant to search the property as they investigate this incident.
However, he said, police are planning to search the home that belonged to the victim in this incident, as well.
Small said that’s because investigators recovered 11 spent shell casings at the scene of the shooting and they came from two different caliber bullets.
“So, we are getting some preliminary information that this might have been a shootout,” he told NBC10. “We are not certain at this time. This is an ongoing investigation.”
Investigators, Small said are currently reviewing surveillance footage from the area to learn more.
An investigation into this incident is ongoing, he said.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
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