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Victim Found Shot In Head In Idling Car: Philadelphia Police Victim Found Shot In Head In Idling Car: Philadelphia Police
Victim Found Shot In Head In Idling Car: Philadelphia Police A man was found sitting in his car on a Center City street with a gunshot wound to the head late on Monday night, Sept. 25, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice.  The victim was found in a blue Toyota Prius on the 500 block of South 17th Street around 11:40 p.m., the department said. He had also been shot in the right shoulder.  He was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital where he remains in critical condition, according to police. Authorities did not release his name but said he is in his 30s or 40s.  Investigators believe the gunman was sitting in the backseat of the ca…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PLAYGROUND SHOOTING: 5 Teens Injured In Philadelphia PLAYGROUND SHOOTING: 5 Teens Injured In Philadelphia
Playground Shooting: 5 Teens Injured In Philadelphia Five teenagers are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after shots rang out at a North Philadelphia park late on Sunday, Aug. 6, authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened at the Helen G. Sturgis Playground on the corner of North 2nd Street and West 65th Avenue in East Oak Lane around 11:15 p.m., police said.  They arrived to find: A 16-year-old girl shot in the right thigh A 16-year-old boy shot in the left ankle A 17-year-old boy shot in the buttocks Police took all three to Albert Einstein Medical Center where each was placed in stable condition, the department said.  T…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Boy, 5, Shot On Front Porch Of Philadelphia Home Boy, 5, Shot On Front Porch Of Philadelphia Home
Boy, 5, Shot On Front Porch Of Philadelphia Home A 5-year-old boy who was shot standing on a front porch in Philadelphia was hospitalized Monday, April 25, authorities said. A gunman fired out of a vehicle from the highway, hitting the boy around 9:20 a.m., at a home on the 200 block of West Fisher Avenue, city police said. The boy was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital where he was stabilized. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Shooting Investigation Group at 215-686-8270/8271, 215-686-TIPS (8477), tips@philly police.com or call 911.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
60-Something Rounds Fired: Video Shows Philadelphia Shooting That Wounded 3 Teens 60-Something Rounds Fired: Video Shows Philadelphia Shooting That Wounded 3 Teens
60-Something Rounds Fired: Video Shows Philadelphia Shooting That Wounded 3 Teens A newly released video from the Philadelphia Police Department shows four armed gunmen unloading more than 60 rounds in an ambush shooting that injured three teens this week, according to authorities.  It happened on Monday, March 20, on the 1500 block of North Frazier Street in Hestonville, the department said. Three teenagers were standing on the street when the four masked suspects emerged from around the corner of Lansdowne Avenue and opened fire, shooting more than 60 rounds in a few seconds, police wrote.  The Philadelphia Police Department and the Shooting Investigation Group is…

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by Mac Bullock