Triple Shooting Leaves 2 Dead

Two men died and another was hurt after someone opened fire on a car parked along a city street Sunday night.

Philadelphia Police responded to the 6200 Media Street in West Philly around 8 p.m. to find that the victims had been rushed by private car to the hospital.

Karon Bailey, 24, was shot in the head and upper torso and pronounced dead shortly after arriving at at Lankenau Hospital. Basir Amaker, 24, was shot in the chest and died about 90 minutes after arriving at the hospital.

A third victim, a 22-year-old unidentified male, was shot once in the right thigh and placed in stable condition at Lankenau Hospital.

Police said all three were shot while sitting inside a car parked along Media Street.

No weapon was recovered and police didn't immediately name any suspects.

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