PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are investigating a series of shootings on Saturday that led to at least two deaths and left several people in critical condition.
Hunting Park
A double shooting in the early hours of Saturday in Hunting Park put two men, ages 20 and 31, in the hospital in critical condition. It happened on Bristol Street near its intersection with Seventh Street, four blocks from Hunting Park Avenue.
The 20-year-old was shot throughout the body, and the 31-year-old was shot once in the left hip. Both were transported to Temple University Hospital.
No arrests have been made, and no weapons were recovered at this time.
Powelton
In another double shooting, around 1 a.m. in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Powelton, a woman was shot in the head and a 26-year-old man was shot in the right ankle. The woman's age was not disclosed.
It happened on North Preston Street, between Wallace Street and Haverford Avenue.
Both were rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where the woman is in critical condition and the man is in stable condition.
No arrests have been made and no weapons are recovered at this time.
Cobbs Creek
Four people were shot, one of them killed, at 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia, just after 10:30 p.m., according to police.
Two men and two women were taken to the hospital. A 23-year-old man was pronounced dead less than an hour later. Authorities say the others were shot in their extremities and are expected to recover.
"There is a crime scene in front of a store at 58th and Baltimore, where apparently some of the gunshot victims attempted to run into for help after they were shot," said Inspector D.F. Pace. "And we did find at least five spent shell casings on the 900 block of South 58th Street."
None of the victims has been identified yet, but officials believe they were all in their early 20s.
No arrests have been made, and police have not said if they know what motivated the shooting.
Elmwood Park
An apparent road rage incident in Southwest Philadelphia about a half-hour later led to three people being shot, one of them fatally.
Police say it happened shortly after 11 p.m. at 62nd Street and Grays Avenue.
A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead soon after the shooting. A 22-year-old victim is fighting for his life in the hospital. The third victim, also 22, is listed in stable condition.
"Appears a blue SUV, a Ford SUV, struck a white Jeep SUV and, rather than exchanging information, civilly, it appears that the parties in both vehicles began arguing with each other," said Inspector D.F. Pace. "Arguing turned into threats. And it appears that parties from both vehicles were in possession of guns. And at some point, at least one of those people began firing at others."
One person involved in the shooting went to police headquarters to report what happened and is now in custody. Officials are investigating to determine who was the instigator and what exactly caused them to fire the shots.