A 17-year-old was hurt in a shooting near a Southwest Philadelphia park overnight, police said.
The shooting happened along Elmwood Avenue -- about a block from Elmwood Park -- in the Eastwick neighborhood around 1:40 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025, Philadelphia said.
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WATCH HEREThe 17-year-old was rushed to the hospital for treatment for a gunshot wound to his arm and was listed in stable condition, police said.
Investigators didn't give any indication about a motive or suspect in the shooting. They did, however, recover evidence that at least two shots were fired and someone in all-black clothing fled the scene.
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SIGN UP Shooting of teen came hours after another shooting in Philadelphia
A couple hours earlier, around 11:45 p.m. on May 18, 2025, a woman was shot inside a property along Sloan Street, near Poplar Street in West Philadelphia, police confirmed.
The 65-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her chest, police said.
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Police found evidence that at least two shots were fired.
They had no motive or suspects in the case as of Monday morning.
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