Three people, including a teenage boy, were killed and six others were injured in gun violence that occurred Halloween night into early Sunday morning.
Authorities said a 15-year-old boy died after he was shot in the back just after 6:45 p.m. Saturday on the 3600 block of Richmond Street in Port Richmond. The shooting reportedly stemmed from an argument at a gas station.
Officers recovered a weapon and arrested an adult man shortly after the killing. The PPD has not publicly identified him.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded after shots rang out at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on the 6000 block of Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia, according to law enforcement officials.
Police said the man was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds when they arrived, and medics pronounced him dead at the scene. The female victim was struck in her left thigh and was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries, authorities added.
A 40-year-old man died after he was shot just after 6:45 p.m. Saturday on the 1200 block of N. Redfield Street in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia, according to investigators.
Law enforcement has not released the names of any of the weekend’s homicide victims.
Early Sunday, at around 4:45 a.m., a 29-year-old man flagged down police in the area of K Street and Erie Avenue in Juniata, authorities said. He had been shot in the lower back, and there were bullet holes in the driver’s side of his gray Honda, the PPD stated.
Officers took the man to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. The location of the shooting was not immediately known.
In Kensington, someone shot a 17-year-old boy at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on the 2900 block of Emerald Street, police said. He was rushed to Temple hospital in critical condition, according to law enforcement.
A 16-year-old boy showed up at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children at around 1:15 a.m. Sunday with two gunshot wounds to his upper left leg, police said. He told investigators that he had been shot on the 1600 block of Vandike Street in Frankford, officials said. The teen is expected to survive.
Just after 10 p.m. Saturday, a driver at Frankford Avenue and Convent Lane in Torresdale alerted police that a passenger in his back seat, a 17-year-old boy, had been shot, investigators said.
Police said the teen was suffering from a wound to his right hip and was transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in stable condition.
Detectives believe the shooting happened a couple of miles away, on the 8000 block of Frankford Avenue in Holmesburg. The PPD described the suspect as a Black man with a dark complexion, medium build and beard who was wearing a white baseball cap with a blue rim, a blue and green jacket with a blue star on the back, green pants and white sneakers.
Earlier, at around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, a 32-year-old man was shot in his right hip on the 200 block of E. Cambria Street in Kensington, authorities said. He was taken to Temple University Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information about any of the incidents is asked to call or text the PPD tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Information can be shared anonymously.
Through Oct. 31, 147 individuals had been murdered in Philadelphia, a decrease of 23% compared to the same date last year, according to police data. The number of shooting victims is also down 26%.
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.
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