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Violent weekend in Philly leaves 4 dead, others injured

Published  February 11, 2018 4:01pm EST
US
FOX 29 Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police in Philadelphia say two men were shot to death, a third was found dead with a gunshot wound and gunfire around the city also injured others.

A 22-year-old man was found on a West Philadelphia street on Saturday night with a gunshot wound to the face and multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. Another 22-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds shortly after midnight Saturday in Southwest Philadelphia. Both victims died.

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Another man who appeared to be in his 30s and had what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the right upper thigh was found in a vacant lot in North Philadelphia and pronounced dead at the scene.

Other shootings, including one in a West Philadelphia barber shop and a triple shooting Sunday afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia, sent five other people to the hospital. At least one of those victims has died.

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For resources for victims of violence in Philadelphia, see here.