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3 hurt in drive-by shooting under Market-Frankford El in West Philadelphia

At least 3 men were hurt in a drive-by shooting under SEPTA's Market-Frankford El in West Philadelphia late on May 20, 2025, police say.

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Three men were shot and the front glass of a takeout spot was blasted out in what Philadelphia police called a drive-by shooting in the shadow of SEPTA's Market-Frankford El late Tuesday night.

The shooters fired after a dark-colored Nissan Altima pulled up along Market Street, near 60th Street, in West Philadelphia around 11:15 p.m. on May 20, 2025, police said.

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Officers arrived to find a 24-year-old man bleeding from gunshot wounds throughout his body along Market Street, police said. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

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A 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg and a 57-year-old with a gunshot wound to his back were dropped at the hospital by private car, investigators said. Each man was being treated in stable condition.

Police could be seen blocking off Market Street under the el train into early Wednesday morning. They found evidence of at least 17 shots being fired from at least three different weapons. The glass door of a nearby takeout restaurant was shattered.

At least four men were in the Altima that drove away from the shooting scene.

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