A pair of shootings in Philadelphia left two people dead and a woman as well as a teen boy injured on Monday.
In Southwest Philadelphia, a woman died from her injuries while a teen boy and another woman are recovering after an argument led to a triple shooting, investigators said.
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WATCH HEREPolice said the incident happened when a 15-year-old boy, along with two women, a 27-year-old and a 37-year-old, were involved in an argument with a man on the 6200 block of Glenmore Avenue at about 5:16 p.m. that escalated into a shooting.
The 27-year-old woman was shot in the leg, the 37-year-old woman was shot twice in the head, and the teen boy was shot in the shoulder, according to officials.
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Both women were immediately taken to the hospital, police said. The teen boy was later found along the 6100 block of Elmwood Avenue, and officials said that he was taken to a hospital, as well.
The 37-year-old woman was later pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. while the teen boy and 27-year-old woman were both listed in stable condition, officials said.
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Police said they made an arrest in connection to the shooting and recovered a weapon. They have not yet revealed the identities of the slain victim or suspect in custody.
Later that night, at about 8 p.m, police responded to the 5500 block of Sansom Street in West Philly, where they found a 19-year-old man who had been shot "multiple times in the head," according to officials.
The man was pronounced at the scene at about 8:08 p.m. and, police said, a weapon was recovered. However, police have made no arrests in this incident, but, official said, an investigation is ongoing.
Entering Monday, there were at least 266 homicides reported so far this year in Philadelphia, according to data released by Philadelphia police. That's down 22% 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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