UPDATE: An arrest was made in the shooting. New details here.
Three young men died and another was injured as at least 50 shots were fired at them in Northeast Philadelphia Monday night after an apparent shopping trip. Investigators said it appeared to be a "targeted" attack.
The quadruple shooting occurred at Rowland Avenue and Guilford Street in the Mayfair neighborhood just before 10 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found two of the shooting victims dead on the scene, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. Police later said that one of those men was 18, the other was 19.
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"It appears that our shooter or shooters were clearly targeting these two individuals since the ballistic evidence was so close to where the victims were found," Small said.
A third person -- a 24-year-old father of three who lived in the area -- was rushed by car to the hospital and died a short time later, Small said. The victim's sister told NBC10 he was shot less than a block away from his home.
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A fourth man -- who is in his 20s -- ran into a nearby home and was later hospitalized in critical condition, Small said.
"All four of these victims were together and they do know each other," Small said, while noting the info was preliminary. "However, right now, we don't know why they were shot."
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Small describes the area where the shooting took place as "a quiet Mayfair neighborhood."
Family members and witnesses said the young men were possibly together earlier in the day shopping at a mall, Small said.
Shopping bags and even a pair of shoes could be seen on the ground near where the men were shot.
No arrests have been made. Police have not released information on any suspects.
NBC10 obtained surveillance video of the shooting. It shows the four victims fleeing for their lives as shots are fired. Police are hoping surveillance footage will help them track down the shooter or shooters.
The incident was one of a few shootings in Philadelphia in just a couple hours Monday night that left multiple people hurt, police said. Three people were shot along West Stiles Street in West Philadelphia and two were hurt in a shooting along Narragansett Street in East Germantown.
Entering Tuesday, at least nine homicides have already been reported in Philadelphia so far this year, according to police data. That's down about 31% from the same time last year, which wound up being the second deadliest on record.
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