A total of eight people have been shot since Monday afternoon. Three of those victims were killed.
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One of the homicides happened around 6 p.m. on the 2500 block of Carroll Street near Elmwood Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.
Police say a 47-year-old man was cleaning outside his home when someone shot him in the chest.
Medics pronounced the man dead on the scene.
No arrests have been made.
A shooting took place in the same neighborhood, just two hours earlier.
Police say this gunfire stemmed from a dispute over a car crash.
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The accident happened on Dickens Avenue near South 64th Street at 4 p.m.
During the argument, a 36-year-old man was shot six times in what the Philadelphia D.A.'s office said was a case of road rage.
A suspect, identified as 27-year-old Phan Tran, has been charged with attempted murder.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police arrested two men and recovered two weapons from the scene.
A triple shooting happened around 8 p.m. on the 200 block of West Ontario Street in North Philadelphia.
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Police say a 27-year-old man was shot multiple times. He was rushed to an area hospital where he later died.
A 26-year-old man was listed as extremely critical after being shot five times.
Police say a 22-year-old woman was also shot five times. She is listed in critical but stable condition at an area hospital.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.