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2 injured, 2 arrested after shooting in South Philly, police say

Police have recovered 2 guns and made a pair of arrests after 2 men were shot in a home along S. 8th Street on Monday night

Two men were injured in a shooting in South Philadelphia Monday night inside a home, according to police.

Law enforcement officials said that, in response to a call at about 7:13 p.m., officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds in a home along the 2500 block of S. 8th Street.

One man, whose age police had not immediately determined, had been shot in the right hip and was transported to the hospital where he was placed in critical condition, police said.

A second man, a 27-year-old, was shot in the left leg and the left arm and, officials said responding officers transported him to the hospital where he was placed in critical condition.

Police said they recovered two guns at the scene and have arrested two people in connection to this incident.

However, an investigation, officials said, is ongoing.

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