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A 17-year-old girl was killed in a triple shooting at a party in North Philadelphia, police said

Four gunmen wearing masks and dark clothing fired nearly 60 shots into a courtyard party. Two other people were wounded.

File photo of crime scene tape.
File photo of crime scene tape.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

A 17-year-old girl was shot to death — and two others were wounded — early Sunday when four masked gunmen opened fire on a party in the courtyard of a housing development in the Poplar section of North Philadelphia, police said.

The shooting began just after 12:30 a.m. police said, when four men wearing masks and dark clothing fired nearly 60 shots into a gathering outside a housing development on the 600 block of Franklin Place.

Shot once in the chest, the teen died soon after at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, police said. A 21-year-old man shot in his right thigh was reported in stable condition, and a 16-year-old girl shot in the face, neck, and arm was in critical condition, according to police.

Police later identified the 17-year-old as Amber Lewis, who lives on the block where she was shot.

The suspects fled the scene in a dark blue BMW driven by a getaway driver, police said. The car sped south on Eighth Street, toward Spring Garden, they said.

No arrests have been made.

Searching the blood-strewn courtyard and nearby streets, crime scene investigators recovered a total of 58 9mm and 40-caliber cartridge casings, police said.

There have been 195 homicides in Philadelphia this year, according to police department statistics. That represents a roughly 40% decrease from this time last year, police say.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or call/text the Philadelphia Police Department’s tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477).