Phila. shootings leave two critical, victim ID’d in homicide

Police this morning identified a 21-year-old man who was fatally shot yesterday morning in West Philadelphia.

Tyrone Poaches, of the 600 block of Christina Place, was shot once in the chest about 8:30 a.m. in the area of 48th and Fairmount Streets, police said.

He was taken to the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania and pronounced dead at 9:14 a.m. No arrests were reported.

At 10:48 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times at Master and 16th Streets in North Philadelphia, police said. he was listed in critical condition at Hahnemann University Hospital.

At 4:20 a.m., two men were shot in the 2500 block of South Percy Street in South Philadelphia.

A 25-year-old man was shot in the back and right leg. he was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and reported in critical condition. A 29-year-old man was also transported to Jefferson and listed in stable with a gunshot wound in the right leg.

Contact staff writer Robert Moran at 215-854-5983 or bmoran@phillynews.com.