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A father died and his 14-year-old son was wounded when police say two masked men opened fire on the car the victims were in at a North Philadelphia gas station Tuesday morning.
There was also a 10-year-old in the back seat when the gunmen unleashed dozens of bullets, the Philadelphia Police Department said. The 38-year-old man was shot multiple times throughout the body and died at the scene. He was identified Wednesday as Dysaun Kershaw.
The teen was shot once in the shoulder and rushed by medics to Temple University Hospital, where he was in stable condition, while the 10-year-old boy was not physically hurt, the PPD said.
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Family members told NBC10 that the victims were a family of four on their way to school.
After later reviewing security cameras, investigators believe it was a targeted attack against the father, police said.
The department said the mother, who was driving the car, had pulled up to the Conoco gas station on the 2800 block of North Broad Street around 8:47 a.m. and went inside to buy something from the station store. When she came outside, the masked gunmen opened fire on the man in the front passenger seat before running off.
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NBC10 cameras captured the bullet-riddled car. There were 18 bullet holes in the blood-stained window of the front passenger seat.
Police said Tuesday night they're searching for a black Dodge Journey in connection to the shooting.
The violence comes on what is only the second day of classes for School District of Philadelphia students, underscoring concerns expressed ahead of the new school year.
According to a tally by the city controller’s office, last updated Aug. 28, at least 148 minors have been shot in Philadelphia this calendar year.
The PPD last week said it would continue working with the SDP to ensure safe passage of children to and from school. The department also announced there will be 27 “safe zones” encompassing 40 district and charter schools, an expansion of its Safe Zones program that places uniformed police officers at schools during dismissal times.
Darryl Johnson, who lives in the area near the gas station where the father and son were shot, said he feels unsafe when walking around the city.
“It seems like it’s random. I don’t know. But we have another lost life in Philadelphia, and at some point it has to stop. It’s chaos," he said.
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