A man is dead and two others are in the hospital following a shooting in South Philadelphia Thursday night.
At 8:52 p.m. near 700 Daly Street police officers located three victims. A 37-year-old man who was shot 18 times throughout the body, a 31-year-old man shot twice in the left arm and a 28-year-old man shot once in the left leg, according to the police.
The 37-year-old man was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m., police said.
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The two other victims were also transported to the hospital and placed in stable condition.
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Chief Inspector Scott Small said the shooting is believed to be a shootout. There were over 60 spent shell casings found at the scene.
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Multiple parked cars in the area were hit by bullets, Small said.
Police are not sure if the victims knew each other but they believe that the 37-year-old was the intended target.
At this time police do not have any description of the shooters. They are checking surrounding cameras at nearby businesses.
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