Man, 19, shot multiple times and killed in Queen Village, second man injured: officials

QUEEN VILLAGE - A 19-year-old man is dead and a second 19-year-old was hospitalized after a shooting in Queen Village.

The shooting happened on the 300 block of Montrose Street Thursday, about 5:30, officials said.

The victim, 19-year-old Kyier Ladson, was fatally shot multiple times, including to his shoulder and head. Police rushed him to Jefferson University Hospital where he died.

The second victim arrived in a private vehicle to Penn Hospital. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and is said to be stable.

Police are investigating if the double shooting is connected to a triple shooting that left one person dead just hours later.

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