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Philly’s gun violence surged Thursday into Friday, with at least 24 people shot in 24 hours, police say

The shootings happened in neighborhoods across the city and at all hours of the day, police said, with bullets striking people who ranged in age from 18 to 65.

Philadelphia police crime scene unit officers gather evidence. Police investigate a homicide along first block of Redfield Street just below Market in West Philadelphia on Friday morning.
Philadelphia police crime scene unit officers gather evidence. Police investigate a homicide along first block of Redfield Street just below Market in West Philadelphia on Friday morning.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer