1 dead, 2 critical after men shot while sitting on front steps of home in Philadelphia: police
Bullets enter nearby homes during deadly triple shooting in North Philly
A shooting early Friday on West Berks Street near North 25th Street left one man dead and two others critically injured, according to police. Neighbors say the violence shook the community, with bullets flying into homes and families left reeling.
PHILADELPHIA - One person is dead and two others are fighting for their lives after they were shot while sitting on the front steps of a property in North Philadelphia early Friday morning.
What we know:
Officers were called to the area of 25th and Berks streets around 2:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting.
Police found two 26-year-olds suffering from gunshot wounds and a third person shot in the chest.
The victims were brought to Temple University Hospital, where police say the third victim, a 31-year-old man, was pronounced dead.
The two 26-year-old men remain in critical condition as of Friday morning, according to police.
Chief Inspector Scott Small said investigators believe the three men were sitting on the front steps of a Philadelphia Housing Authority property when they were shot.
At least seven spent shell casings were recovered from the scene, including many found a short distance away from the victims.
What they're saying:
"My son was right there and that’s what hurt the most because my son just broke down and he started crying. I couldn’t do nothing but hold him," said Sweat.
She told FOX 29 she was asleep when gunfire erupted and her son ran upstairs.
Biohazard crews spent the morning and afternoon cleaning the block, hours after the 2:00 a.m. shooting.
Neighbors described seeing shattered glass, a bike, backpack and bottled drinks left on the shared stoop.
Bullets enter nearby homes and leave residents shaken
Shanta Perrin, who lives in the home connected to the stoop, said, "The bullet came through the glass. The glass is gone. It’s outside and hit here."
Perrin showed FOX 29 bullet markings in her living room and described how she had moved upstairs just an hour before the shooting.
Perrin said she knew "Pablo" and remembered him as someone who "was funny. He was always joking around him and I saw him 10:30 last night and he said have a good night Miss Shante I said you too. I came in the house that was the last time I saw him."
Perrin said the bullet came through her door, hit her curtain and landed inside her home, nearly where she had been sitting earlier.
What we don't know:
No arrests were reported immediately following the deadly triple shooting.
Police have not shared a motive for the shooting or a description of a possible suspect.