A North Philadelphia playground is the scene of a quadruple shooting, as two people were shot and killed and two others are injured.
The shooting happened Friday evening, around 6 p.m., near a playground at 8th and Diamond streets, according to officials.
Police say the victims include a 23-year-old man dead after he was shot in the head. A second male, of an undetermined age, was also shot and killed. A 23-year-old man shot in the stomach is in critical condition and a 22-year-old man shot in the head and leg is in extremely critical condition. Police said it happened on the basketball court, when another group got out of a car and opened fire.
"Multiple shooters came off of Darien Street, went in the playground and fired eastbound at a group of males playing basketball," Deputy Commissioner James Kelly, of the Philadelphia Police Department, said. "They were playing basketball, so they were all in close proximity and they just started firing. We’re lucky we don’t have more people shot."Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS or texting PPD TIP .
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