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Man killed, woman injured in Torresdale Ave. double shooting

A shooting in Philadelphia's East Frankford neighborhood early Wednesday left an 18-year-old man dead and wounded a 20-year-old woman

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Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a double shooting in the city's East Frankford neighborhood left one man dead and a woman hurt, early Wednesday.

According to police, the incident happened along the 4100 block of Torresdale Avenue at about 1:24 a.m. when a 20-year-old woman was shot in the right arm and an 18-year-old male was shot multiple times throughout his body.

The woman was taken to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle where she was placed in stable condition, however, law enforcement officials said the man was pronounced at the scene of the shooting at 1:48 a.m.

No arrests have yet been made and no weapon was recovered, but officials said, an investigation into this incident is ongoing.

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