PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after police say he was caught in the crossfire of a shootout in West Philadelphia while sitting in his wheelchair late Thursday night.
The shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. on the 5600 block of Walton Avenue. Officers responded to reports of a shooting and found the 53-year-old man in his wheelchair suffering from a single gunshot wound to the armpit.
Responding officers rushed the victim to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries a short time later. Investigators on the scene say the victim was in the area as two other men began shooting at each other.