Two deadly shootings took place right around the corner from each other in Northeast Philadelphia before sunrise Monday.
David Flores, 20, died after being shot in his head, body, and leg off Bleigh Avenue, near Ditman Street, in the Holmesburg neighborhood around 1:15 a.m., police said. Flores was from the Olney neighborhood.
Bullets also struck a home and at least one parked car. Officers focused on the alley behind homes on that block.
Police then responded around 4:20 a.m. to Loring Street, near Ditman Street, to find a 19-year-old man shot in the head near his eye, Philadelphia Police Capt. A.J. Mirabella Jr. said. That man was pronounced dead on the scene a short time later.
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Police found a gun at the Loring Street scene, investigators said.
Police have not said if the shootings are connected in any way.
The deadly shootings put neighbors on edge.
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"It's no longer safe around here," Toni Sexton, a mother of five, said.
She said people no longer want to be in the neighborhood due to the violence.
There were at least 17 people shot over the weekend in Philadelphia as the city continues to grapple with gun violence.
Entering Monday, there were at least 297 homicides in Philadelphia in 2022, according to Philadelphia police data. That's down 2% from the same time last year, which wound up being the deadliest on record in the city.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
