Police reportedly found dozens of empty shells and a blood trail along 40th Street in West Philadelphia after three people were shot early Saturday morning.
According to police, officials were alerted to the incident after three men -- who police described as one 28-year-old man, a 23-year-old man and another adult male -- were brought into a local hospital shortly after midnight. All three had been shot, and were listed in critical condition on Saturday.
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WATCH HERELaw enforcement officials said the incident happened along the 1100 block of N 40th Street in West Philly.
Officers responding to the scene, investigators said, found a blood trail along the street, along with 29 shell casings and bullet holes torn into cars along the block.
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The three men, police said, were transported to the hospital by a private vehicle that was abandoned at the hospital.
Police are still investigating this incident.
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