Police: Christmas Day triple shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 critical in Philadelphia neighborhood

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1 dead, 2 hurt after triple shooting in Hunting Park

Police are investigating after a triple shooting claimed the life of one man in Hunting Park on Christmas Day.

One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting erupted in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section early Christmas morning.

Police say three people were struck when gunshots were fired at Franklin and Cayuga streets around 6 a.m.

A 32-year-old man was pronounced dead after being shot twice in the back; and a 22-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot twice in the legs and three times in the back.

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The third victim, a 43-year-old man, was shot twice in the chest and placed in stable condition at a local hospital. Police say they recovered a weapon from him.

The motive of the triple shooting is under investigation, and police say no arrests have been made.