Daily News | Shootings across Philly leave 1 dead and 12 injured
Thirteen people were shot — including one fatally — in gun violence across Philadelphia on Thursday, police said.
So far this year, the number of shooting victims is up 1% compared with the same period last year — with 561 shooting victims as of April 10 compared with 555 on the same date last year as the city’sAs of late Wednesday night, the number of homicides in Philadelphia was down 7% from the same time last year, which ended withPhilly’s homicide crisis in 2021 featured more guns, more retaliatory shootings, and a decline in arrests and convictionsShortly after 6 p.m.
Shortly before 3 p.m. in West Powelton, an 18-year-old man was shot two times in the knee on the 4400 block of Holden Street. He was taken by private vehicle to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.70% of Philadelphians believe public safety is the most important issue facing the city, poll finds
Just after 2:10 p.m. in Strawberry Mansion, two men were shot outside on the 1700 block of North 31st Street. The men, ages 65 and 28, were taken by police to Temple, where they were listed in critical condition. No arrests were reported.
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