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Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Mosque: Police (UPDATE) Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Mosque: Police (UPDATE)
Man Fatally Shot Outside Philadelphia Mosque: Police (Update) A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a mosque on Tuesday evening, July 30, according to Philadelphia police.  Raheem Jefferson, 43, suffered multiple gunshot wounds near Al-Aqsa Islamic Society, 1501 Germantown Avenue, authorities said. He was taken to Temple Hospital and pronounced dead at 5:13 p.m. "The scene is in a parking lot of a mosque, a place of worship," PPD Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters. "The scene consists of 17 spent shell casings from a large caliber, semi-automatic weapon." "You can clearly see our victim walking to this mosque for a prayer servi…

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Teen Shot In Head At Recording Studio: Philadelphia Police Teen Shot In Head At Recording Studio: Philadelphia Police
Teen Shot In Head At Recording Studio: Philadelphia Police A 15-year-old is in critical condition after a North Philadelphia shooting on Friday evening, July 26, police said. The victim was shot in the left side of the head in a third-floor recording studio, according to authorities. It happened on the 2600 block of Germantown Avenue just before 5 p.m.  He was taken to Temple University Hospital, police said. No arrests had been made and no weapons recovered as of 6 p.m. Friday. 

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