Man held prisoner after deadly double shooting in North Philadelphia, police say

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.