2 participants of Philadelphia violence intervention program shot, 1 fatally

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia left one man dead and another injured on Thursday afternoon.

Action News has learned that the two men were participants of the city's Group Violence Intervention program.

It happened on the 1900 block of South 60th Street around 1:30 p.m.

Police say Jalonnie Gentry, 28, was shot multiple times.

He was later pronounced dead a short time later.

A 21-year-old man was also shot in the leg. He is currently listed in stable condition.

No arrests have been made in this shooting.

The city's managing director said the two men were participants in the city's Group Violence Intervention Program.

The program has engaged 276 people between August 2020 and May 2022, offering people help with employment, housing relocation and free therapy.

City officials released the following statement, in part, after the incident:

"Today, two participants in the City of Philadelphia's Group Violence Intervention (GVI) program were victims of a shooting that resulted in one death and one injury. We cannot release the names of the GVI participants at this time because there is an investigation underway by the Philadelphia Police Department. We will provide more information when we are able. We would like to first and foremost offer our sincere condolences to the victim's family who lost their loved one today and to also offer our support and prayers to the family of the victim now in the hospital in stable condition.

The tragedy today underscores the importance of this program since it serves people in specific parts of the city who are identified as those who are most at risk."

The motive for the shooting is currently unknown.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.

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