An man in his 70s was killed while a woman was injured in a double shooting in North Philadelphia late Wednesday afternoon.
The shooting occurred along the 2600 block of West Arizona Street at 4:53 p.m. A 74-year-old man -- later identified as Wallace Weaver -- was shot multiple times while a 31-year-old woman suffered graze wounds to her ear and leg.
Both victims were taken to the hospital. Weaver -- who resided on the same block where the shooting took place -- was pronounced dead at 5:09 p.m. while the woman was listed in stable condition.
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No arrests have been made and police have not released information on any suspects.
Entering Thursday, there were at least 256 homicides reported so far this year in Philadelphia, according to data released by Philadelphia police. That's down 24% from the same time last year, but still on pace to be one of the deadliest years since data began being tabulated in 2007.
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