8 shot, 1 killed in separate shootings across 4 Philadelphia neighborhoods within 3 hours

8 shot, 1 killed in separate shootings across 4 Philadelphia neighborhoods within 3 hours

Philadelphia police are working to solve a number of separate shootings that occurred in four neighborhoods Tuesday night.

Violent night includes 2 triple shootings, homicide across Philadelphia

Six people were injured in a pair of separate shootings that occurred a little over an hour apart Tuesday night across Philadelphia. Investigators said three or four masked gunmen hopped out of a white Dodge Durango just before 10:40 p.m. and opened fire on a group of people who were sitting on a porch on the 1500 block of N. Gratz Street in North Philadelphia. A 16-year-old boy, a 37-year-old woman, and a 34-year-old man were struck by the bull…

Three young men were injured in a shooting on Wednesday night while they were sitting on the stairs of a house in Kingsessing neighborhood, according to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., on April 30, Philadelphia Police officers responded to multiple 911 calls that reported gunshots on 1700 block on South 55th Street. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found three people wounded by gunfire.