1 dead, 2 injured in Grays Ferry shooting

Thursday, October 5, 2017
GRAYS FERRY (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a triple shooting that left one man dead and two others injured in Grays Ferry.

It happened on the 1500 block of South Stanley Street around 8:30 a.m.
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Police said 18-year-old Rodney Copeland, Jr. was shot in the chest. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he later died.

Two other men were also shot.

A 21-year-old was taken to the hospital in stable condition. A 20-year-old was treated and released.

At this time, it's unclear what sparked the shooting, but homicide detectives are investigating.



No arrests have been made.
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Police are also investigating another triple shooting that left one person dead in Strawberry Mansion.

1 dead, 2 injured in Grays Ferry triple shooting

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