Shootings leave three dead and six wounded over 11 hours in Philadelphia

Police look for evidence at the scene of a double shooting early Wednesday in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

Wyoming Avenue Double ShootingAccording to investigators, police responded to reports of gunfire on East Wyoming Avenue near D Street shortly after 3 a.m. and found two men with gunshot wounds.

6ABC is reporting that police said both men were shot inside the Marmeliz bar by a gunman firing from outside. According to Fox29, one man was shot twice in the back and taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition, while another man in his 20s was shot in the foot and taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center.

Altogether, three men were killed and six more were wounded in five incidents reported between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning. Check our previous reports:

Wyoming Avenue Double Shooting

Tuesday’s incidents were clustered across neighborhood on the northern end of Philadelphia, from East Germantown to Feltonville:

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Man killed, two wounded in West Oak Lane shooting late Tuesday

Investigators look for evidence at the crime scene after three men were shot — one fatally — late Tuesday night in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

According to police, officers found two shooting victims when they responded to Limekiln Pike near Ridley Street at 11:20 p.m., after 911 calls reported a shooting.

Limekiln Pike Triple Shooting / Homicide
They rushed a 31-year-old man with chest and back wounds to Einstein Medical Center, but he died a short time later. A 36-year-old man was listed in critical condition after police rushed him to Einstein with a leg wound, and an 18-year-old man walked into Einstein with a foot wound from the same incident.

Police told the Philadelphia Daily News that there was no indication that the incident was related to previous Tuesday shootings, nor to another that took place a few minutes later in East Germantown.

Limekiln Pike Triple Shooting / Homicide

Police rushed a 20-year-old man to Einstein after he was shot on Mathews Street near Wister Street. He was struck in the knee, according to an NBC10 report, which also reported a shooting across the Delaware River in Camden, NJ, Tuesday afternoon. 6ABC also had a brief report from the Limekiln Pike incident.

As we reported earlier, one man was killed in the East Germantown action of Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon and two more men were shot, one fatally, in the Logan section of the city Tuesday evening. Altogether, three men were killed and six more were wounded in a brutal 11-hour gun violence outbreak that began earlier Tuesday afternoon.

Follow GunCrisis.org for a report from the latest incident, a double shooting early Wednesday in the Feltonville section of the city, and a map of the latest incidents.

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Two fatal shootings begin violent outbreak in Philadelphia

Police gather evidence at the crime scene after a double shooting and standoff Tuesday evening in the Logan section of Philadelphia. One man was killed and a second was wounded when gunfire broke out at about 6 p.m. on West Ruscomb Streets near 13th Street. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

Ruscomb Street Double Shooting / Homicide The incident ended with seven men taken into police custody, according to a report from CBS3. The Philadelphia Daily News reported that a 24-year-old man died after he was shot in the neck and a that 23-year man had been shot in the leg.

A dozen families were evacuated during the incident, according to an NBC10 report. 6ABC reported that police found 24 spend shell casings at the scene, from at least three different caliber weapons. The Philadelphia Inquirer added that police also seized three dogs from the property.

Altogether, three men were killed and six more were wounded in a brutal 11-hour gun violence outbreak which began earlier Tuesday afternoon.

The day’s first shooting victim was reported on North 19th Street in the Belfield section of East Germantown, not far from the La Salle University campus.

CBS3 reported that he was rushed to Einstein Medical Center with a wound to the lower left torso, but died a short time later. Police believe that the shooting stemmed from an argument in a rear alleyway, according to 6ABC.

Ruscomb Street Double Shooting / Homicide

Police confirmed that the victim was not a La Salle student, according to NBC10. Fox29 added that students were advised to stay away from the area during the investigation.

Two suspects were seen fleeing the crime north on 20th Street, according to a philly.com report. The Philadelphia Daily News noted that the victim accounted for Philadelphia’s 50th homicide of 2014.

Follow GunCrisis.org throughout the day for continuing reports from later incidents East Germantown, Feltonville and West Oak Lane

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#GunCrisis: Philadelphia, regional and national updates

The Philadelphia Police Department has posted a video seeking two men wanted for an armed robbery in a Lawndale donut shop last month. View more surveillance videos at: phillypolice.com

Police rushed a 24-year-old woman to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she was listed in stable condition after she was shot inside her home early Tuesday in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia. CBS3, 6ABC, NBC10 and Fox29 have reports.

According to the Philadelphia Daily News, police now say that Alberto Hernandez, 25, of 2nd Street near Huntingdon, has died following the shooting we reported last week on Magee Avenue in the Castor section of the city. The incident took place just footsteps from the scene of a robbery and shooting that left a man critically wounded last month.

NBC10 has an update on the Delaware Valley Charter School Shooting, which we covered in January.

Around Pennsylvania: A teen has been sentenced to prison for a 2102 shooting incident that left two students wounded near a high school in Allentown, the manhunt continues after a double shooting Monday in South Lebanon Township, and police in West York are investigating gunshots fired between vehicles Sunday night.

Two men remain in critical condition following the Trenton, NJ, speakeasy shooting we reported Saturday morning.

In national news, a Chicago Police officer has been released from hospital after he was hit by bullet fragment Sunday, and a man in California has been arrested on suspicion of shooting at police in Bakersfield on Sunday.

Shots were fired during an armored car robbery Monday in Houston, four teens were shot in a car Sunday in Milwaukee, and police are investigating toddler shootings in Maryland and Texas.

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Kensington shooting leaves man critically wounded; violence continues in Trenton

Slide show: Police investigate a shooting Sunday night in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

According to police, they responded to a report of gunfire on Frankford Avenue near East Birch Street at about 9:30 p.m. They found a man suffering from seven gunshot wounds and rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition. 6ABC, NBC10, and Fox29 also have reports.

On Sunday afternoon, a 14-year-old girl suffered a grazing hand wound during a shooting incident on West Wishart Street in the Fairhill section of the city. A 22-year-old man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in Chester, Pa., according to a 6ABC report.

Two people were wounded, one critically, when shots were fired in Trenton, NJ, Sunday afternoon as a crowd gathered near a memorial for a man killed early Saturday, according to reports from trentonian.com, nj.com and Fox29. As we previously reported, five people were shot during the prior incident, which took place at what police were calling an after-hours club.

Check the #GunCrisis: Philadelphia Week in Review for more recent updates.

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#GunCrisis: Philadelphia Week in Review

Above: Police search for ballistic evidence after two men were critically wounded in a shooting last week in the Olney section of Philadelphia. Photographs for the Gun Crisis Reporting Project by Joseph Kaczmarek.

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Police were called to the scene after gunfire broke out during a disturbance early Sunday on Delaware Avenue in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, according to reports from CBS3, 6ABC and NBC10.

Two men were listed in stable condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after they wounded Saturday afternoon in a shooting on Theodore Street in Southwest Philadelphia. Philly.com has a brief report.

An off-duty police officer shot a man during a fight Saturday in Northeast Philadelphia, according to NBC10. A SEPTA bus was struck by a rock and not a bullet as originally reported Saturday night, according to an update from NBC10.

Local media have posted updates on the accidental shooting that killed a woman Friday in Montgomery County, Pa., the search for a shooting suspect in central Pennsylvania and the multiple-victim shooting in Trenton, NJ, which we first reported yesterday.

In national news this weekend, three people were shot to death at a bar in Ohio, six people were shot after a party in Chicago and a San Francisco Police officer was shot and wounded while investigating a vandalism report.

Police responded to a call for shots fired at a movie theater at a mall Saturday night in Maryland, according to a Facebook post from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, which determined that there was no gunfire but “further investigation revealed that someone set off possible fireworks inside of a juice bottle.”

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Police were called to the scene after gunfire broke out during a disturbance early Sunday on Delaware Avenue in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, according to reports from CBS3, 6ABC and NBC10.

Two men were listed in stable condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after they wounded Saturday afternoon in a shooting on Theodore Street in Southwest Philadelphia. Philly.com has a brief report.

An off-duty police officer shot a man during a fight Saturday in Northeast Philadelphia, according to NBC10. A SEPTA bus was struck by a rock and not a bullet as originally reported Saturday night, according to an update from NBC10.

Local media have posted updates on the accidental shooting that killed a woman Friday in Montgomery County, Pa., the search for a shooting suspect in central Pennsylvania and the multiple-victim shooting in Trenton, NJ, which we first reported yesterday.

In national news this weekend, three people were shot to death at a bar in Ohio, six people were shot after a party in Chicago and a San Francisco Police officer was shot and wounded while investigating a vandalism report.

Police responded to a call for shots fired at a movie theater at a mall Saturday night in Maryland, according to a Facebook post from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, which determined that there was no gunfire but “further investigation revealed that someone set off possible fireworks inside of a juice bottle.”

The Gun Crisis Reporting Project is an award-winning, independent, nonprofit journalism community striving to illuminate the epidemic of homicide by gunfire in Philadelphia — and to find solutions.

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