Man held prisoner after deadly double shooting in North Philadelphia, police say
PHILADELPHIA - A double shooting on a North Philadelphia street claimed the life of a young man in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Officers responded to several reports of shots being fired near West Girard Avenue and North Broad Street around 2 a.m.
They arrived to find two men suffering from gunshot wounds, including a man in his 20s shot multiple times.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Police say a second man, a 24-year-old who was shot in the leg, is being treated as a prisoner at a local hospital in stable condition.
No weapons have been recovered, and a motive is unknown at this time. The shooting is being investigated as police check for surveillance in the area.