1 dead, 2 injured in overnight shootings in Philadelphia

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
1 dead, 2 injured in overnight shootings in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are investigating two separate shootings early Tuesday that left a man dead and a teenager injured.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating two separate shootings early Tuesday that left a man dead and a teenager injured.



The first shooting happened just after midnight on the 8000 block of Madison Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.



Police said a 55-year-old man was shot several times. He later died at an area hospital.



Investigators found 15 spent shell casings surrounding his body.



Just hours later, a teenager was injured in a double shooting on the 4200 block of North Carlisle Street in the city's Tioga section.



Police said someone opened fire on a 15-year-old and an adult man who were sitting on the stoop of a home at the time.



Both victims were placed in stable condition.



No arrests have been made in either shooting.



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