Philadelphia violence: 4 dead, 4 hurt in separate shootings hours apart

Thursday, March 4, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A barrage of gunfire across the city of Philadelphia left four people dead and four others injured in separate shooting incidents on Wednesday.

Police said an 18-year-old man died after being shot in the neck around 3:13 p.m. at 17th Street and Erie Avenue in Tioga-Nicetown.
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In North Philadelphia, a triple shooting left a man dead and two others injured around 7:34 p.m. on the 2700 block of N. Warnock Street.

Triple shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in North Philadelphia


Police said a 55-year-old man died after being shot in the chest and hand. He has not been identified.

A 47-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were also injured in the shooting but are expected to survive.



Around 8:09 p.m., police said a 22-year-old man was shot three times in the chest and twice in the back while on a porch on the 2200 block of South 69th Street in Southwest Philadelphia. The man later died at the hospital.
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Police said two men were shot around 8:24 p.m. on the 5100 block of Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia. Both men are expected to survive.

Three shooting suspects were later arrested, said police.

A 44-year-old man was shot and killed around 10:30 p.m. on the 3300 block of A Street in West Kensington.

Police said the victim was shot multiple times.

Police said he was driven to Episcopal Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Police are still searching for suspects in connection with four of these shootings.



Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.

The city's homicide total stands at 79 this year. That's already 22 percent higher than the record-setting pace of 2020.

Last year ended with 499 homicides, which was the deadliest year in three decades.
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