Separate Philadelphia shootings leave man dead, teens injured – NBC10 Philadelphia

Police are investigating after two shootings overnight left a man dead in West Philadelphia, while a shooting in North Philadelphia left two teenagers injured.

Law enforcement officials said that in the earlier shooting, a man was killed after being shot multiple times outside a barbershop in West Philadelphia on Sunday evening.

Police say officers went to the intersection of North 51st and Market streets, near Major League Cuts barbershop, around 11:30 p.m. Sunday to find a man who had been shot multiple times.

Authorities say the victim in this incident was identified shortly after being transported to a nearby hospital.

Police have not yet provided further information on who was killed in the incident, but said an investigation is underway.

Then, about an hour later, at 12:30 a.m. Monday morning, two teenagers – a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old – were injured in a shooting along N. 35th Street and Indiana. Avenue, officials said.

In that incident, the 19-year-old was shot in the neck and the 16-year-old was shot in the buttocks, according to police.

Authorities said both teens were hospitalized and are in stable condition.

That incident is also under investigation, police said.

No arrests have yet been announced in these two shootings.

As of Monday morning, according to police statistics, there have been 115 murders in Philadelphia since the beginning of the year. This is a drop of almost 40% compared to last year at the same date.