24 HOURS OF HELL
At least four dead & 14 injured including teen in shocking Easter violence as Philadelphia reels from a day of shootings
AT least four people have died and 14 were injured in a series of shootings that rocked Philadelphia in a day.
A boy, 18, was hospitalized after being shot twice in the knee in Powelton on Thursday afternoon.
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The teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to survive.
Cops have not made any arrests regarding any potential suspects.
Officers responded to a pair of double shootings and a triple shooting as the violence unfolded on Thursday.
A man, thought to be in his 20s, died after being shot in the head in South Philadelphia, reported.
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The victim has not been identified and a motive for the shooting hasn’t been established.
Cops later found a man, 33, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he died.
A 37-year-old woman and a 25-year-old female were both shot in the thigh and rushed to the hospital in two separate incidents.
Three people were targeted in a shooting that happened on Wallace Street.
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Two of the male victims were taken to hospital in a critical condition, while the other is thought to be stable.
They have not been identified and their ages haven’t been disclosed.
Meanwhile, two men, 28 and 66, were rushed to hospital and are in a critical condition after they were shot in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood, reported.
A gunfight involving up to eight shooters rocked the city on Thursday evening.
A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
GUNFIGHT ERUPTS
Captain John Walker, of Philadelphia Police, told journalists that the injured victim was one of the suspected shooters that were caught by cops.
Officers also found an assault rifle under a vehicle.
Shell casings were found next to the bodies of two 32-year-old men just after 10pm on Thursday.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small revealed the victims were shot several times in the chest, torso, and back.
The victims haven’t been identified.
But, police say the casings provide clues that the shooters were near the men when they opened fire.
Up to 20 shots were fired at a red Honda Civic car as a 20-year-old man was injured in West Philadelphia.
SHOTS FIRED
The victim apparently ran to a gas station for help before being taken to the hospital.
Cops say he’s in a critical but stable condition.
A man, 37, and a woman, 33, were shot several times in Feltonville.
The man is expected to survive but the female was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition.
The victim was being driven to a hospital appointment when she was shot at.
A shooting was reported at a gas station at around midnight as a woman, 53, was shot in the hand.
Minutes later, a man, also 53, was targeted. He was able to walk to a hospital and is receiving treatment.
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The investigations into the shootings remain ongoing as police hunt for potential suspects.
Police data reveals that there have been at least 132 homicides in Philadelphia this year.
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