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Gun violence plagues Philadelphia in active night of shootings across city: officials

By FOX 29 staff
Published  October 28, 2023 1:41pm EDT
Crime & Public Safety
FOX 29 Philadelphia
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PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia once again experienced a violent night as police investigate numerous double shootings, along with the shooting after the attempted robbery of a woman.

Police responded to a double shooting on the 2800 block of West Oxford Street around 11:30 Friday night, in which two men were injured, authorities said. The men are recovering from their wounds. 

By 3:45 Saturday morning, over in West Philadelphia, on the 5900 block of Market Street, a man and a woman were both shot. Medics took the woman to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, while the man was taken to Presbyterian in a private vehicle. They were listed as stable, officials said.

Around 1:15 Saturday morning, police responded to the Jeanes Campus of Temple University Hospital to investigate a female gunshot victim. According to authorities, the woman was shot in the foot during a robbery attempt. Nothing was taken from the victim, police said, and three male suspects are being sought.

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This comes on the heels of a fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man in Point Breeze.

Anyone with any information regarding the incidents are urged to call 911 or contact police. A $20,000 reward is offered for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in homicide cases.

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