1 dead after triple shooting in Kingsessing attempted robbery, police say
Philadelphia police investigate a triple shooting in Kingsessing that killed one man and injured another man and a woman.
KINGSESSING - Three people were shot and one of them fatally, in what police say was a robbery attempt Friday night, in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood.
The violence broke out on the 5600 block of Pentridge Street, officials said, Friday night, just before 7:30.
Someone opened fire on a 28-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man.
The 28-year-old man was shot throughout his body. He died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
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The other man and the woman sustained gunshot wounds, with the man taking a bullet in the abdomen. He was initially listed in critical condition at Presbyterian, but police updated the information to say the man is now listed as stable. The woman is listed as stable, as well.
Police are actively searching for a shooter, but no arrests have been made. Officials also said no weapons have been found.
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