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Seven are wounded, including a 14-year-old boy, in separate Philly shootings

The shootings happened around the same time in Olney and Kensington, and later in South and North Philadelphia.

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Seven people were injured, including a 14-year-old boy, in separate shootings Monday night in Philadelphia, police said.

Shortly before 7:15 p.m., the teen was outside on the 200 block of Widener Street in Olney when he was shot in the face and back. He was taken by police to Einstein Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.

Police reported no arrests in that case.

Around the same time, three people were shot on the 200 block of East Cambria Street in Kensington, police said.

A 20-year-old man shot once in the chest was taken by police to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. A 44-year-old woman shot in the back was transported by medics to Temple, where she was reported in critical condition. A 46-year-old man shot once in the left leg was taken by police to Temple and was listed in stable condition.

Police reported no arrests.

Just before 8:40 p.m., police responded to a reported double shooting inside a residence on the 2300 block of South Bouvier Street.

A 52-year-old woman shot twice in the head was taken by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition. A 54-year-old man also had a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and was reported in critical condition.

Police said a weapon was recovered at the scene.

Around 9:45 p.m., a 76-year-old man was inside a residence on the 1400 block of West Letterly Street in North Philadelphia when he was shot twice in the left leg. He was taken by police to Temple and was reported in stable condition.

Police reported no arrests.