Police Seeking Gunmen In West Mt Airy Drive-By Shooting

WEST MT. AIRY, PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia are asking for help as they investigate a shooting that injured several people this week.

According to police, a shooting occurred at about 6 p.m. on Monday on the 6500 block of Berdan Street in West Mt. Airy.

Two vehicles pulled up to the victims, who were sitting in a parked car, and started firing at them, police said.

Police said the victims were taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries.

The gunmen left the area in a newer burgundy Dodge Caravan mini-van with New York license plates on the front and back, as well as a newer blue-gray Volkswagen Tiguan SUV with the driver-side brake light out, police said.

The vehicles were last seen going south on Berdan Street then west on Weaver Street.

The suspects are considered armed and dangerous.

If you see these suspects, do not approach them and instead contact 911 immediately.

To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215-686-8477 or text a tip to 773847. Use this electronic form to submit a tip anonymously.

All tips will be confidential.

Anyone with information about this crime or these suspects is asked to contact Northwest Detective Division at 215-686-3353 or 215-686-3354.