1 dead, 2 hurt after gunfire erupts inside West Philadelphia home

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
1 dead, 2 hurt after gunfire erupts inside West Philadelphia home
1 dead, 2 hurt after gunfire erupts inside West Philadelphia home

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man is dead and two women are injured after a shooting inside a West Philadelphia home.

The gunfire erupted on the 5400 block of Baltimore Avenue just after 7 p.m. Monday.

Police say a 27-year-old man was shot once in the lower back. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The shooting also injured a 21-year-old woman and a 27-year-old woman.

Police said they recovered a weapon and made an arrest.

No further information was immediately released by police.

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