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Two North Philadelphia Shootings Send Two Men to Temple Hospital

Police are treating both incidents as active investigations as they examine large numbers of shell casings, hold a vehicle and seek public surveillance and tips to determine any link.

Overview

  • The shootings occurred Friday evening about 15–20 minutes apart and resulted in two male victims taken to Temple University Hospital with one listed in critical condition and the other stable.
  • Investigators reported roughly 20 to 25 spent shell casings at each scene, a detail police say points to high-volume gunfire at both locations.
  • Police are holding a Ford Fusion that transported the second victim to the hospital and are collecting surveillance footage and witness tips to reconstruct movements and timelines.
  • Both cases are being handled by the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigation Group and authorities have released no suspect descriptions, motives or arrests.
  • The incidents follow a recent run of weekend shootings near Temple University and could sustain heightened patrols and public-safety scrutiny as detectives work to determine whether the attacks are connected.