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The 26-year-old victim was on the 1200 block of North 41st Street when the suspects tried to rob him around 9:10 p.m., authorities said.
In the exchange of gunfire that followed, the victim was shot in the chest and one 16-year-old suspect was shot multiple times throughout the body, PPD said. Both were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.
A second 16-year-old suspect was not injured and has been arrested, the department added.
Two weapons were recovered from the scene, and detectives are investigating.
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