Man killed, woman injured after group of suspects open fire on car in Kensington, police say
KENSINGTON - Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that killed a 24-year-old man and injured a 21-year-old woman in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.
According to authorities, the two were sitting inside a car on the 3400 block of H Street Thursday, around 1:45 p.m.
Four men approached the vehicle and opened fire on the two, striking the woman three times in her leg, while shooting the man multiple times in his body.
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Both victims were taken to Temple University Hospital, where the man was pronounced dead and the woman was placed in stable condition.
Officials later identified the man as Montez Jackson.
Police are actively investigating the shooting, though no weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made.
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