Victim, shooter both dead after double shooting in Juniata Park: police
JUNIATA PARK - A street in Philadelphia's Juniata Park became the scene of a double shooting that police say killed two men, a victim and his shooter.
The gunfire broke out on the 4000 block of Ormond Street just after 8:30 Saturday night.
A 58-year-old man, identified as Richard Respes, was shot multiple times throughout his body. Medics rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police say the shooter, a 61-year-old man, was found inside a Jaguar with a gunshot wound to his back. He also died after being taken to a local hospital.
It is unclear how the suspect was shot, and what led to the first shooting. However, two weapons have been recovered.
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