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Woman killed in shooting near 52nd and Kingsessing

May 9, 2011

A 39-year-old mother, apparently a bystander, was shot and killed Saturday morning as she sat on her front porch in the 5200 block of Reinhard St. following an argument between two groups of girls.

Police say Yvette Saunders was sitting on the steps of her porch at 5220 Reinhard St. when a silver four-door vehicle pulled up at about 11:49 a.m. A man emerged and began fire shots. A single bullet struck Saunders in the chest and she later died, police said.

Witnesses told police that the shooting occurred after an altercation between two groups of girls on the same block. Police say Saunders was the mother of an unidentified boy who knew one of the groups of girls involved. Police don’t believe the woman was involved in the original altercation.

Police have questioned several people in conjunction with the shooting. No arrests have been made.


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