Two separate shootings within one hour leave 2 men injured
PHILADELPHIA - Two men are injured after police say two separate shootings occurred within one hour across the city.
Police say the first shooting occurred just after 3:30 p.m. in the city's Port Richmond neighborhood.
Officers say they responded to the 2000 block of Albright Street where they found a 26-year-old who had been shot six times throughout his torso.
Medics transported the victim to Temple Hospital where authorities say he was placed in stable condition.
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The second shooting occurred not even an hour later, at 4:14 p.m. in Olney.
Police say they were called to the 6000 block of North 2nd Street where they found a 30-year-old man suffering multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body.
Witnesses told police on scene that the victim confronted two people outside his home where they engaged in an altercation before at least 11 gunshots were fired.
Responding officers say they also found the victim's dog lying between two parked cars on North 2nd Street. The dog was struck by gunfire and killed, according to police.
A stray bullet also went through a neighbor's front window, according to police. Chief Inspector Scott Small says a 70-year-old man was sitting on his couch when a stray bullet went flying over his head before getting lodged in his living room wall. Police say the elderly man was not injured.
The 30-year-old victim was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center where authorities say he was placed in critical condition.
Authorities say no arrest was made in the Albright Street shooting. However, two arrests have been made in the North Second Street incident and two firearms were recovered. Police say the two suspects are being held as witnesses as they corporate with detectives as the investigation continues.
Anyone with any information regarding these shootings is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.