In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood, the life of Elizabeth Lewis, a 62-year-old female, was tragically cut short. On September 10, 2017, at approximately 3 a.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the quiet at the intersection of 40th and Aspen Streets. Responding to the alert, police officers arrived to a grim scene.
Upon their arrival, they discovered Elizabeth Lewis suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She had been shot in her chest, shoulder, right flank, and arm. Emergency services transported her to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she was admitted in critical condition. Despite the efforts of medical staff, her injuries proved to be too severe, and she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival at 3:15 a.m.
Investigators at the scene recovered evidence from the shooting, including six. 9 millimeter shell casings and a small amount of blood. The Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit took charge of the ongoing investigation. As of the day following the shooting, authorities had not made any arrests in connection with the death of Elizabeth Lewis, and no suspects had been publicly identified. The case remained under active investigation as detectives continued to search for those responsible for the violence that ended a woman's life on that late summer night.
