Man killed, woman injured in double shooting in South Philadelphia

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Monday, March 23, 2026
Deadly double shooting in South Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead in South Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.

It happened shortly after noon on the 1900 block of South 21st Street.

Officers arrived to find a man and a woman with gunshot wounds.

They were both rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where the man was pronounced dead.

He has been identified by police as 26-year-old Stephen Johnson Jr. from the 6200 block of Eastwick Avenue.

The woman is reported to be in stable condition. Her identity has not been released.

Police have not made any arrests or released a possible motive.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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