Hill was screaming as emergency personnel took her on a stretcher from her home in the 5900 block of
Her attackers were still on the loose Tuesday following the
Authorities were still piecing together the details of what occurred, but investigators believed the two assailants were strangers to Hill.
“”As she was entering the house, she was accosted,”” Police Sgt.
Hill was taken to
Numerous officers and crime scene technicians remained on the scene for more than an hour as neighbors expressed shock over what happened on their quiet block not known for crime.
“”We’ve never had anything like this before,”” said
Police on Tuesday still didn’t know exactly why the men were inside the home, but believed they could’ve been in the process of burglarizing the residence when Hill pulled up in her driveway.
Hill was able to tell officers that two men in ski masks attacked her inside her garage. A struggle ensued. Police found Hill with a gunshot wound in a room.
On Tuesday afternoon, the garage door remained open and an SUV was parked in the driveway.
Stewart said the victim apparently made the 911 call while the men were still inside the home. When the dispatcher answered the 911 call at
The dispatcher then noted she heard more screaming but couldn’t understand the woman, though she noted that somebody had possibly broken into the caller’s house. The call was disconnected at
After several attempts to reach the woman again, the dispatcher was able to make contact at
But Hill apparently called her sister after dialing 911.
Emergency officials received a call a short time later from the victim’s sister, who told operators Hill had called her screaming and told her a Hispanic male had shot her, according to call sheet records.
Police didn’t confirm the condition of the home — whether it had been ransacked, whether anything had possibly been stolen and whether there were signs of forced entry.
Detectives were apparently investigating whether the shooting was related to a call the
County officers told police they received a call at about
Authorities also had a report of a kicked-in back gate in the 5900 block of
The shooting shook up the neighborhood just off
At least one resident on a nearby street flagged down an officer later in the day to check the house, fearful burglars were inside. Police also checked the house of a neighbor who arrived home while police were still on the scene, the neighbor said.
For
“”I called my husband and asked, ‘Where is the gun?’ “” she said early Tuesday afternoon. “”I’m just shocked that a shooting like that happened in this neighborhood. It’s scary.””
She said she will definitely be more aware of her surroundings from now on, especially while entering her home.
Although residents said crime is uncommon in the neighborhood, police reports indicate several burglaries in that area over the past month.
In the area between Iola and Frankford avenues and Spur 327 and
In the immediate area around the 5900 block of
The car burglaries were reported in the 6000 block of
Stewart said police didn’t have any reports Tuesday of more burglaries in that area by the afternoon hours.
The neighborhood was not the only area hit by burglars last month.
Burglaries affected just about every area of
Authorities say house burglaries most commonly occur during daytime hours, when many residents are away from home for work.
Police urge residents to always report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.