Two men and a woman were killed while at least six others, including a teen boy, were recovering following at least eight separate shootings that occurred in Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon and evening as violence continues to surge throughout the city following a brief decline.
A 15-year-old boy was on the 2300 block of Master Street, just outside the Roberts Vaux Junior High School, at 2:57 p.m. Tuesday, when a gunman opened fire.
The boy was shot once in the shin and taken to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.
The shooting occurred during dismissal at Roberts Vaux. The school went into lockdown between 2:56 p.m. and 3:09 p.m. before the scene was cleared.
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No arrests have been made and police have not released information on any suspects. The teen who was shot is a student at the school.
A little more than an hour later, at 4:19 p.m., a 28-year-old woman was shot once in the head on the 6900 block of North Broad Street. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police told NBC10 they are unsure if the shooting was a homicide or suicide at this point.
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A 34-year-old man who lived with the woman told police he picked up a semi-automatic weapon that he found near her on the ground and took it inside their apartment. Police are currently interviewing the man who is cooperating with the investigation, officials said.
At 4:43 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot once in the left arm on the 3800 block of Wallace Street. He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition.
No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.
At 5:16 p.m., a 27-year-old Collingdale, Pennsylvania, driver was shot twice in the face, once in the abdomen and twice in the right arm while driving his Kia near 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue. Rafeeq Flamer was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:33 p.m.
Police recovered two guns from the scene but no arrests have been made.
At 6:24 p.m., a 32-year-old woman was on the 200 block of North Horton Street when a gunman opened fire. The woman suffered two graze wounds to the back of her neck. She was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition.
No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.
At 7:09 p.m., a 40-year-old man was shot in the left foot during a robbery on the 3400 block of Old York Road. The suspect, described as a thin and tall man wearing a yellow shirt and blue jeans, stole the victim's wallet, ID and $20, police said.
The suspect walked to Temple University Hospital where he was placed in stable condition. No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.
At 10:58 p.m., at 65-year-old man was shot in the back and chest while driving through the intersection of Lambert and Norris streets in North Philadelphia. He was able to drive himself to the hospital for treatment where he was listed in stable condition, police said.
Finally, 27-year-old Ishmael Goodwin was shot and killed on Marston Terrace in South Philadelphia around 11:33 p.m., police said. A stray bullet also hit a 57-year-old woman sitting about one block away in the leg.
Police said Goodwin was the intended target but they have yet to reveal a motive or name suspects.
The afternoon and evening shootings followed a violent 12-hour span in the city in which a woman was shot and killed in the doorway of her Kensington home overnight while one man was killed and five others were injured during a mass shooting near a day care and SEPTA station in Fern Rock Monday afternoon.
The week's violence is a major setback for the city which had seen a brief decline in shootings and homicides.
As of the end of Monday, there were 386 reported homicides in Philadelphia, up 16% from the same time last year which was one of the deadliest on record in the city’s history.
City leaders are hoping more funds can help stem the violence. The new city budget allocates nearly $156 million on anti-violence measures, $22 million of which will go toward the Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program. The program is designed to provide funds to organizations working toward reducing violent crime in the city.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
