Two people are dead and one is hospitalized after a triple shooting in Tacony Saturday evening.
Three people were shot on the 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue at 5:35 p.m., according to the police.
A 44-year-old man was shot in the head and was pronounced dead by medics on the scene at 5:44 p.m.
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A 42-year-old man was shot once in the stomach. Ge was transported to the hospital and was pronounced at 6:17 p.m.
Lastly, a 20-year-old man was shot twice in the right leg and a graze wound to the chest was transported to the hospital and placed in stable condition.
Entering Monday, at least 142 people were killed in Philadelphia, according to police stats. That's down 12 % from the same time last year, but still significantly higher than most years on record.
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