Two 16-year-olds shot, one fatally, in Olney
Hours after the two teens were shot in the Olney neighborhood, a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed in West Philadelphia, police said.
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Police are searching for the gunmen who opened fire on two 16-year-old boys early Monday morning in Olney, killing one of the teens who succumbed to his injuries after hours “hanging on for his life.”
Shortly after 2:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a person shot on the 200 block of East Duncannon Avenue, said Police Inspector D.F. Pace. When officers arrived, they found the two teens with gunshot wounds.
One teen had a graze wound to his ear and a wound to his shoulder. He was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where he was listed in critical condition. The other teen was struck in the head and taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was in extremely critical condition, said Pace.
Police later confirmed the teen taken to Temple University Hospital died after hours of fighting for his life.
Twenty-six shell casings were recovered from the sprawling scene, which included the 5100 block of North Third Street, police said.
Police were searching for four men who fled the scene in an SUV after the shooting.
A motive was unclear, police said, and no arrests had been made. Police did not immediately identify the two teens who had been shot.
The double shooting was just one violent incident reported early Monday in Philadelphia.
Around 5:40 a.m., police responded to a report of a person lying on the street in the area of the 300 block of North Simpson Street, in West Philadelphia, said Pace. Officers found a man in his 30s with severe lacerations on his torso, appearing to have been stabbed, he said.
The man, whose identity was not immediately known, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The knife that appears to have been used in the fatal stabbing was found inside a home on North Simpson Street. Police believe the victim was likely stabbed inside the home before making his way out of the house and onto the street, calling for help before collapsing to the ground, said Pace.
A motive for the slaying was unclear and no arrests had been made, police said.
Anyone with information on the shooting can call the department’s shooting investigation group at 215-686-8270. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling or texting the department’s tip line at 215-686-8477.