Two women were shot and killed during an ambush outside of their home in the Independence Heights area early Wednesday, police said.
Police said three women were sitting on the porch when someone walked up to the house and shot at them.Police said five children were inside of the home when the deadly shooting happened. None of them were injured and they did not see what happened.
This happened around 1:30 a.m. outside a home on East 37th Street near Yale Street. Investigators said there was an argument earlier in the evening. Then later in the evening, the three women who were friends were outside sitting on the porch when someone walked up to the house and shot at them. Two of the women, ages 39 and 22, were killed immediately. Their identities have not been released. The third woman took off running and got away.
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