A man is dead and two others are in the hospital in critical condition after a triple shooting in North Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
At 4:59 p.m. police responded to the 2900 block of Hancock Street in the Fairhill neighborhood where they found three men suffering from gunshot wounds inside a corner store.
A 34-year-old man was shot twice in the head and once in the chest. He was transported by police to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:45 p.m., police said.
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On Thursday, officials identified the victim as Luimi Nunez, the son of the owner of the corner store.
The other two men, a 61-year-old and an unidentified 21-year-old man, were both also shot in the head and were transported to hospital where they were both placed in critical condition, according to officials.
"Good people. All the kids knew him! He was the cook! The school right there—they open up for the school early in the morning for the kids to eat they snack. It’s sad you know? This should have never happened. This needs to stop," customer Jose Alicae said.
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The father of the 21-year-old man told NBC10 that he is in a coma.
The same day, hours earlier -- at about 2:33 p.m. -- police said that two men were injured in a shooting that happened along the 4100 block of N. 5th Street in North Philadelphia.
Here, officials said, a 19-year-old man was shot once in the face and twice in his legs, while a 25-year-old man was shot once in the leg. Both men were taken to areas hospitals in a private vehicle after the incident, police said.
Both men were listed in stable condition as of Thursday morning.
No arrests have yet been announced in either of these incidents.
While people came out to put flowers and candles down, community members with the Philadelphia Anti-Drug Anti-Violence Network canvassed the area hoping to provide trauma resources to everyone grieving.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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