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Fourteen shot as deadly gun violence in Philly carries into the early hours of the new year
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14 shot as deadly gun violence in Philly carries into the early hours of the new year
It took less than 3½ hours for 14 people to get shot, two of them killed in two separate violent outbursts. One of the dead was just 16.
by Barbara Laker
Updated Jan 1, 2022
On the streets of Philadelphia, 2022 began where 2021 left off. It took less than 3½ hours for 14 people to be shot, two of them killed in separate violent outbursts. One of the dead was only 16 years old.
Police responded to calls for a person shot on Cecil B. Moore Avenue between Wellington and 17th Streets near Temple University at about 1:50 a.m. Saturday. Officers found two people who had been shot, one a 16-year-old boy with a single gunshot wound to the back of his head. The other was a 27-year-old man who had been shot once in the left leg. Both were rushed to Temple University Hospital, where the teenager died shortly after arrival. The man was listed in stable condition. Police did not identify the victims.
Two women and one man also suffered gunshot wounds at the scene, and Temple University police took all three to Temple Hospital. A 23-year-old woman was shot once in the leg, and another woman, about 20, was shot once in the pelvis. Both were in stable condition. A man described as about 20 years old was shot multiple times in the chest and was in critical condition, police said.
All victims were part of a large group gathered to celebrate the new year. No weapon was recovered, police said.
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14 shot as deadly gun violence in Philly carries into the early hours of the new year
It took less than 3½ hours for 14 people to get shot, two of them killed in two separate violent outbursts. One of the dead was just 16.
by Barbara Laker
Updated Jan 1, 2022
On the streets of Philadelphia, 2022 began where 2021 left off. It took less than 3½ hours for 14 people to be shot, two of them killed in separate violent outbursts. One of the dead was only 16 years old.
Police responded to calls for a person shot on Cecil B. Moore Avenue between Wellington and 17th Streets near Temple University at about 1:50 a.m. Saturday. Officers found two people who had been shot, one a 16-year-old boy with a single gunshot wound to the back of his head. The other was a 27-year-old man who had been shot once in the left leg. Both were rushed to Temple University Hospital, where the teenager died shortly after arrival. The man was listed in stable condition. Police did not identify the victims.
Two women and one man also suffered gunshot wounds at the scene, and Temple University police took all three to Temple Hospital. A 23-year-old woman was shot once in the leg, and another woman, about 20, was shot once in the pelvis. Both were in stable condition. A man described as about 20 years old was shot multiple times in the chest and was in critical condition, police said.
All victims were part of a large group gathered to celebrate the new year. No weapon was recovered, police said.
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