Two gunmen ambushed a man returning to his North Philadelphia home -- firing dozens of shots, some that went into the man's home and narrowly missed a child inside, Philadelphia police said.
Police officers and medics arrived along North Marston Street in North Philadelphia around 12:30 a.m. Friday to find a man bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds in the living room of his home, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
The man -- who is in his 20s -- was rushed to the hospital where he was being treated in critical condition, Small said.
The man was just returning home when two men opened fire, investigators said.
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"We know over 35 shots were fired by two separate caliber weapons," Small said.
At least 15 bullets struck the home where the man's family -- including four children -- resides. At least two of the bullets went into the man's living room -- "just missing" a 13-year-old who was laying on the couch, Small said.
Police said they were using surveillance video to try and track down the shooters.
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