Crime & Safety
Wife Dead, Husband In Custody After Northern Liberties Standoff Ends In Shooting
Just before 1 a.m. Friday, officers said the 55-year-old woman was shot in the face. The suspect is her 62-year-old husband.
December 10, 2021
A standoff at a Northern Liberties home ended in gunfire Friday morning, ending with a woman dead and her husband in custody, according to Philadelphia police. The shooting happened in the 300 block of Poplar Street.
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Just before 1 a.m. Friday, officers said the 55-year-old woman was shot in the face. The suspect is her 62-year-old husband. The deadly shooting is being described as a domestic incident.
According to investigators, the suspect has a history of abuse and drug use. A witness told police the suspect walked into the bedroom where Lippi was lying and fired three shots. The witness locked herself inside a room with two children and called police.
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