Police: Man, 39, shot and killed as two others are injured in North Philly shooting
A 39-year-old man is dead and two other men are injured in North Philadelphia after gunfire rings out.
NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting North Philadelphia late Saturday.
The shooting happened on North 26th and West Silver Streets about 10:30 Saturday night, officials said.
Three men were shot at the scene, with a 39-year-old man sustaining a gunshot wound to the mouth and one to the chest. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital, but did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead.
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The other two men, a 36-year-old and 52-year-old, were each shot once. They are listed in stable condition at Temple.
Police said no arrests have been made and an investigation is underway.
This was just another in a string of shootings across Philadelphia Saturday in which three other people were killed and at least five people injured, crossing the 400 homicide mark for the year.
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