Woman shot in the head in Cobbs Creek, police unsure if she was hit by stray bullet

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman was shot in the head while walking up to a porch with her boyfriend in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia, police say.

It happened around 1:30 a.m. Thursday on the 700 block of South 60th street.

Police say nine shots were fired from across the street.

"The woman and an acquaintance were returning back to his residence. They report hearing multiple shots as he is walking to the front door, she is right behind him, and she falls to the ground. He sees she's bleeding and realizes she has a gunshot wound to her head," said Captain John Walker of the Non-Fatal Shooting Unit.

The gunfire also shot up a parked vehicle.

The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Police are trying to determine if the gunman targeted the victim or if she was struck by a stray bullet.

No arrests have been made.