12-Year-Old Boy Among Three Shot Dead In Philadelphia: Police

Three people were shot and killed on a residential street in Philadelphia Thursday afternoon, including a 12-year-old boy, according to officials.

The shooting happened on the 700 block of East Locust Avenue in Germantown, city police said.
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Mac Bullock

06/22/2023 7:02 p.m.

It happened on the 700 block of East Locust Avenue around 2 p.m. on June 22, city police told Daily Voice.

The 12-year-old was shot multiple times in the back, while a 30-year-old man and a 47-year-old man were each shot multiple times in the chest, authorities said.

Police rushed the trio to Einstein Medical Center where each was pronounced dead at 2:14 p.m., the department said.

No weapons were recovered at the scene and no arrest had been made as of Thursday evening, per police.

Anyone with information is asked to call 215-686-8477.

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