Teens Killed, Pregnant Woman Wounded During Deadly Night in Philadelphia

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Teenagers were among those killed in a violent string of shootings in Philadelphia between Friday afternoon and early Saturday morning that claimed the lives of at least three and wounded at least nine, police said.  

The teen was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital following a double shooting on the 2600 block of North Bouvier Street in the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood around 10:18 p.m., the Philadelphia Police Department said. He was alter identified as 19-year-old Samuel Goodman.

Over 40 bullets were fired and dozens of shell casings were found at the scene, police said.

A pregnant 20-year-old woman also suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head, police said. She was transported to Temple University Hospital and was placed in critical condition.

The investigation is active and ongoing with homicide detectives, police said. 

An 18-year-old teen, later identified as Haseer Adams, died in another shooting on North 22nd Street early Saturday morning, police said. A mother and daughter were taken in for questioning in connection with the incident. 

Separately, two gunmen in a blue SUV fired shots at two men in a parking lot near the intersection of Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street in North Philadelphia just before 5 p.m., police said.

One victim suffered a gunshot wound to his arm. The other suffered two gunshot wounds to his arm and chest area, Philadelphia Police Capt. John Walker told NBC10. 

Ibis Lopez told NBC10 that her 65-year-old brother was an innocent third victim caught in the crossfire who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He drove past the scene in his pickup truck as a bullet pierced his windshield and hit his arm. 

“He said, ‘Come over because I got shot,’” Lopez said. “I said ‘What?’ Then he said, ‘I got shot, I'm in Dunkin Donuts.’” 

“This [place] turned into a battle zone,” Lopez added. 

Elsewhere in the city, a 24-year-old man died after he was found with a gunshot wound to his head in the driver's seat of a Chevy Malibu along the 6200 block of Limekiln Pike after 5:15 p.m. He was later identified as DeWayne Pope Jr.

Police also responded to the 5200 block of Charles Street in Frankford after four people were shot in a drive-by shooting. 

“We believe the shooter’s vehicle was actually taken in a carjacking exactly one week ago,” Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace told NBC10. “It matches the description of a car that was taken in a carjacking.” 

No arrests have been made in connection with any of the incidents thus far. 

A count by the Philadelphia Office of the City Controller, last updated Aug. 11, shows at least 304 fatal and 1,149 non deadly victims of gunfire in 2022. To date, there have been at least 338 homicides in the city this year, a 3 percent increase from 2021, according to the city controller’s office.