Two men are dead after they tried to break into a home in South Philadelphia Monday afternoon, police said.
Philadelphia police said two men were shot after they knocked down the door of a home on the 1600 block of South 10th Street, near Tasker Street, around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
A 33-year-old man was shot around 15 times throughout his body, police said. A second man in his late-20s was shot at least five times. Both men died at the hospital a short time later.
Philadelphia Police Cpt. John Walker said two men inside the home opened fire when the men forced their way in.
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A motive in the home invasion wasn't immediately clear, Walker said. No arrests had been made in the case as of Monday evening.
The incident shook neighbors.
"Shocking" is how neighbor John Carrozza described the shooting. "You don't expect something like this in your own neighborhood."
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As of the end of Monday, there were at least 252 homicides in Philadelphia this year, down 6% from the same time last year, which was ultimately the deadliest in the city on record.
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