READING, Pa. - A Reading police officer is being credited with helping to save a woman's life after a shooting Friday.
The incident happened at approximately 8:45 p.m. on the 500 block of North 8th Street when a Reading police officer observed a shooting in progress.
All on-duty police personnel responded to the scene where multiple victims were located. Police were also able to detain suspects and provide crowd control.
According to authorities a 25-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man had been shot. The female victim had a life-threatening gunshot wound and was treated by patrol officers on the scene until EMS arrived.