A shooting in Southwest Philadelphia Friday night left one man dead and three other men injured, according to police.
Police said that four people were shot in the area of 6500 Woodland Avenue on Friday, Sept. 20.
Officers were responding to a car crash that had turned into a shooting at the intersection of 58th Street and Greenway Avenue around 9:53 p.m. when they received reports of a separate shooting on Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace explained.
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When officers arrived to the 6600 block of Woodland Avenue, they found a 58-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest inside a corner store at Woodland and Gould Street, police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 10:30 p.m.
Police said a 28-year-old man was shot multiple times in both legs; he was transported to the hospital by a private vehicle and listed in stable condition.
According to police, a 25-year-old man was shot once in the left side of the neck. He was transported to the hospital by police and is listed in critical condition.
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Police added that a 42-year-old man was shot once in the back; he was transported to the hospital and listed in stable condition.
Investigators have found at least 11 spent shell casings so far at 66th and Woodland, Pace said. All of the shell casings were grouped right outside of the business, with one lodged in the glass door of the store.
This area of Woodland Avenue is regularly on the Philadelphia Police Department's radar for drug sales, according to Pace.
An investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made and no weapons have been recovered yet.
Pace explained that it does not appear that the original car crash and shooting scene that police had been responding to is connected to the shooting at the corner store. A person has been arrested in connection to that shooting.
Pace said that it just so happened there was this shooting as they were responding to the crash blocks away.
Police are urging anyone with information pertaining to this case to contact the department's tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tipsters can remain anonymous.
As with all homicide cases in Philadelphia, police said there is a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
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