Two people were killed and five others injured in six separate shootings across Philadelphia between Halloween night and early Sunday morning, police said.
Four teenagers were among those shot, including a 15-year-old boy who was killed following an argument at a gas station.
Two other victims were listed in critical condition.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed around 6:50 p.m. Saturday at a Sunoco gas station near Richmond Street and Castor Avenue in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood.
Police said the teen was with a group of other teenagers when he got into an argument with a 40-year-old man, who pulled out a gun and shot him in the back.
The teen ran down Richmond Street before collapsing. His friends and two bystanders tried to help, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital at 7:06 p.m.
The 40-year-old man was taken into custody shortly after the shooting, and a gun was recovered,
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Around 10:10 p.m. Saturday on the 8000 block of Frankford Avenue.
Police said officers were flagged down near Frankford Avenue and Covent Street by the driver of a white Hyundai, who reported that a 17-year-old boy had been shot.
Officers found the teen in the rear passenger seat with a gunshot wound to his right hip.
Police took him to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Police described the suspected shooter as a man with a dark complexion, medium build and beard. He was last seen wearing a white baseball cap with a blue brim, a blue-and-green jacket with a blue star on the back, green pants and white sneakers.
Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, another teenager was reported shot in Philadelphia.
Officers responded to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children around 1:12 a.m. after receiving a report of a 16-year-old boy suffering from two gunshot wounds to his upper left leg.
The teen told police the shooting happened on the 1600 block of Vandike Street, where investigators later found a scene.
The boy was listed in stable condition.
Around 1:36 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a double shooting on the 6000 block of Osage Avenue.
Officers found an adult man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
An adult woman was also shot once in her left thigh.
Police transported her to a nearby hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.
A few hours later around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday, another 17-year-old boy was shot in Philadelphia.
Police responded to the 2900 block of Emerald Street and found the teen lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his upper right chest.
Officers transported him to a nearby, where he was listed in critical condition.
The fifth reported shooting involved a 29-year-old man who flagged down police near K Street and Erie Avenue around 4:45 a.m. Sunday.
Officers found the man suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower back.
Police also observed apparent bullet holes on the driver’s side of his gray Honda.
The man was transported by police to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Investigators have not determined where the shooting occurred.
Anyone with information regarding any of these shootings are urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.
Police said anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).
