Three people were injured when more than 40 shots were fired in a West Philadelphia shootout Wednesday night, police said.
At least 40 shots were fired at 42nd Street and Lancaster Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. Two men and a woman were critically injured, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Officers found a woman, 36, and a man, 20, both shot in the leg, police said. The woman stumbled into a takeout restaurant after being shot.
While investigating the scene police said they were notified that another man showed up to Presbyterian Medical Center also shot in the leg.
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Small said the two men and woman are expected to survive. Detectives believe at least one of them wasn’t involved in the shootout.
Investigators found a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine at the scene, police said.
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