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Man in Custody After Shooting Leads to Barricade in West Philly

Shortly before 5 p.m., a suspect was taken into custody without incident.

A man is in custody after a shooting led to a barricade situation inside a West Philadelphia home.

A 19-year-old man was shot once in the neck and once in the upper back on 57th and Spruce streets at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was taken to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital where he is currently in critical condition.

Philadelphia police and a SWAT team surrounded a home on 57th and Spruce where they believed the suspect barricaded himself inside. Shortly before 5 p.m., a suspect was taken into custody without incident. Police have not yet revealed his identity.

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