Shooting on West Philly street critically injures man, police say
WEST PHILADELPHIA - A West Philadelphia street became a terror zone as someone opened fire on a man, leaving him with critical injuries.
The evening routine was shattered Saturday, around 7:30, on the 100 block of North 49th Street, officials said, when a person, or persons pulled a gun and began firing.
First responders found a 26-year-old man with gunshots throughout his body. Medics rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he is listed in critical condition.
An active investigation into a motive and to find a suspect, or suspects, is underway.
The latest violence follows a quadruple shooting in Southwest Philly Friday night, where one of the four shot died from his injuries.
Police ask anyone with information to contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here. All tips are confidential.
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