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Man dies, 3 – including teen – hurt, in SW Philly shooting

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A man died and three other people were injured in a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia Wednesday night.

At 7:08 p.m. police said they found one teen and three men were all shot along the 7300 block of Chelwynde Avenue in Philly’s Eastwick neighborhood.

A man in his 20s was shot in the stomach, police said. Officers rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:45 p.m.

Another victim, a 17-year-old boy, was shot in the chest. Police transported him to the hospital where he was placed in critical condition.

The third and fourth victims, a 23-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, were also both shot and transported to the hospital where they were placed in stable condition, police said.

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Authorities said there have been no arrests and the shooting was under investigation Wednesday night.

This quadruple shooting came on the same night that three people were shot at a Frankford gas station. One person died in that shooting.

Gun violence continues to take a deadly toll on Philadelphia as we have reached a grim milestone. Entering Thursday, at least 400 homicides have been reported in Philadelphia in 2023 -- many from shootings, according to Philadelphia police data. That year-to-date total is about 20% down from last year, but still on pace to be one of the deadliest dating back to 2007.

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