Violence Strikes Philly Overnight: 4 Shootings In 5 Hours

October 19, 2012 2

RaceStreet07-copy Violence Strikes Philly Overnight: 4 Shootings In 5 Hours

Between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Thursday, there were four separate shootings in the City of Philadelphia.

Police say two teenage boys were shot just after 5 p.m. at 15th Street and Duncannon Avenue in Logan. The 19 year old is in critical condition and the 16 year old is in stable.

Investigators say the shooter is a female. No arrests have been made.

Around 6:30 p.m., police say a 35-year-old man was shot once in the back at Seymour and Wayne Avenue in Germantown. He’s in critical condition. Police did make an arrest in this case.

Just after 9 p.m., authorities were called to the scene of a double shooting at 54th and Ludlow Streets in West Philadelphia. One man was killed. A second man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.  No arrests have been made.

Also in West Philadelphia, around 10 p.m., police say a 24-year-old man was shot once in the back on the 5900 block of Irving Street. He is currently in stable condition.

No arrests have been made in this case.

via nbcphiladelphia.com

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