Two men killed in separate shooting incidents in Philly
A 32-year-old man died Tuesday after he was shot numerous times on the 2400 block of North 24th Street in Philadelphia.
Two men were killed Tuesday in separate shootings in the city, Philadelphia police said.
In the first incident, a 32-year-old man in North Philadelphia died after being shot numerous times throughout his body. Police responding to the 2400 block of North 24th Street took the victim to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:26 p.m. His name was not released.
About four hours later, a 19-year-old man was fatally wounded in a street shooting in Kensington. Police said the victim, whose identity also was withheld, died after he was shot once in the back while on the 200 block of Westmoreland Street at 8:53 p.m. Police also took him to Temple, where he was pronounced dead at 9:05.
Authorities did not release any other details except that no arrests had been made in either case.
There were 107 homicides in Philadelphia as of Monday night, a 13% increase compared with the same day in 2018.