A woman has died after police say she was shot multiple times outside of a church in North Philadelphia early Friday morning.

Philadelphia police said it’s possible a woman shot and killed near a North Philadelphia church early Friday may have been targeted.

Police have not released a motive in the shooting but did say an individual with possible involvement has been taken into custody.

A woman in her late 20s or early 30s was killed after being shot in her head, face and chest outside a Philadelphia church overnight in what is believed to be a targeted attack.

Investigators say at least eight shots were fired in the killing, some fatally striking the woman in the head, face, and chest.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A gunman carried out a cold-blooded crime right in front of a North Philadelphia church early Friday morning. The killer fired numerous rounds, shooting the woman in the face and head. It happened at 1 a.m. in the 2000 block of West Lehigh Avenue.

An investigation is underway after police said a man was shot and left to die on a street in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood overnight.