Two found dead in separate incidents Sunday

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Police tape hangs from a gate Monday, July 22, on North Alden Street, a day after a mass shooting on the block left three men dead and six others wounded.
JACK TOMCZUK

Two people were found dead in separate incidents Sunday morning.

A 40-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the backyard of a property on the 1900 block of East Pike Street in Frankford shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday morning, according to authorities.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. Police did not identify the victim. The investigation is ongoing.

Just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a 61-year-old man’s body was found inside of a residence on the 5600 Block of Larchwood Avenue in the Cobb’s Creek section of West Philadelphia, according to authorities.

PFD Medics pronounced the man dead at 11:25 AM. The man’s body was heavily decomposed, according to police.

The scene is currently being held, and an investigation into the cause of his death is ongoing.