Double shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 critical in Southwest Philadelphia: Police

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Monday, December 28, 2020
Double shooting leaves 1 dead in Southwest Philadelphia: Police
Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting Sunday that left one person dead in Southwest Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting Sunday that left one person dead in Southwest Philadelphia.

The shooting happened just after 4:30 p.m. near 62nd Street and Elmwood Avenue.

Police say a 20-year-old man was shot in the head and killed. The second victim, a 33-year-old man, was shot in the stomach.

Both victims were taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, officials say. The 33-year-old man, whose identity remains unknown, remains listed in critical condition.

There is no word yet on any possible arrest or what the motive may have been, officials say.