Man shot, critically wounded in North Philadelphia

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Friday, December 2, 2016
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Police are investigating a shooting in North Philadelphia that left a man critically wounded.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating a shooting in North Philadelphia that left a man critically wounded.



It happened after 12 p.m. Friday near the intersection of 6th and Butler streets.



Officers arrived to find a 31-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the check, neck and left shoulder.



He was taken by a private vehicle to Temple University Hospital and admitted in critical condition.



Police are working to determine what led to the gunfire and who was responsible.

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