Before dawn Monday, two gunman sprayed bullets into a bed in a house on the 3300 block of Mutter Street as a couple and their 3-year-old child slept.
Samantha Houston was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital shortly before 6 am Monday. Her 3-year-old son, Amin Payne Jr., is in critical condition at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Amin Payne, 20, who was shot several times, is in fair condition at Temple.
A second child, 1-year-old Amir Payne, was not injured.
Police said the shooting was drug-related, and that the father was the apparent target of the shooting.
Police yesterday issued an arrest warrant for a 34-year-old James "Putt" Williford of the 2100 block of North 20th Street, and are still searching for a second suspect.
Police asked that anyone with information about James Williford call them at 215-686-3334 or 215-686-3335.
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