By Jack Tomczuk
Gun violence left three people dead and at least two others injured over the weekend across Philadelphia.
Early Sunday morning, at around 3:15 a.m., officers found a 22-year-old man unresponsive inside the driver’s seat of a car on the 2500 block of W. Cheltenham Avenue in the Cedarbrook section of Northwest Philadelphia, police said.
He had been shot multiple times in the chest, and medics pronounced him dead at the scene, according to authorities. A masked shooter reportedly approached the car and fired at least 10 times.
Investigators said someone shot a 36-year-old man just after 1 a.m. Sunday outside a home on the 1000 block of S. 18th Street in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. He was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital, where he died a short time later, officials said.
On Saturday, at around 12:20 a.m, a shooting was reported on the 5900 block of N. Lambert Street in the Ogontz area, according to law enforcement. Officers found an adult man who had been shot, and he died at the scene, police said.
The PPD has not identified any of the homicide victims, and, as of Sunday, no further information was available about the circumstances of the killings.
In addition, authorities said an adult woman showed up at a local hospital saying she was wounded in a shooting near the 4800 block of Stenton Avenue in Germantown.
Investigators have not been able to locate crime scene evidence, and the timing of the incident is unclear, though it likely happened late Saturday or early Sunday. There was no word on the victim’s condition.
Two women were taken in for questioning after a 31-year-old woman was shot in the hip just after 9:45 p.m. Saturday on the 4100 block of Old York Road in the Hunting Park neighborhood, law enforcement representatives said. She was taken to Einstein Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries, according to the PPD.
Anyone with information about any of the violence is asked to call or text the police tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477).
Homicides are down nearly 15% this year in Philadelphia, and the number of people shot has dropped about 12%, according to PPD data last updated Nov. 15.
Counseling, peer support, and victim advocacy services are available for victims, family members, and others affected by gun violence. Go to metrophiladelphia.com/gun-violence-resources for more information.