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Nicetown Shooting Leaves One Dead and Child Among Injured

Philadelphia’s homicide detectives are investigating the second quadruple shooting involving mothers and children in days with no arrests or clear motive.

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Overview

  • Officers responded just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday to gunfire on the 1900 block of West Hunting Park Avenue in Nicetown, North Philadelphia.
  • A 26-year-old man was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 8:37 p.m.
  • A 7-year-old girl sustained a bullet graze to her head and is in stable condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center, and her 26-year-old mother is stable at Temple University Hospital after multiple gunshot wounds.
  • A 29-year-old man remains in critical condition at Temple University Hospital following multiple gunshot injuries.
  • No arrests have been made and the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading the investigation into the motive and potential suspects.