A third victim has died following a shooting on Friday night in North Philly. A total of four victims were shot, two were pronounced dead at the scene and another is still in critical condition. Police say the group was gathered at a basketball court when five men began shooting at the victims.
Three men are dead after four were shot at a basketball court in North Philadelphia on Friday night.
Two men -- 22-year-old Nyreese Moore from North Philadelphia and 24-year-old Naasir Folk, from the city's Fern Rock neighborhood -- were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting.
Two others were injured in the incident that took place at a basketball court along the 800 block of Diamond Street in North Philadelphia at about 6 p.m. on Friday.
On Saturday night, just before 10 p.m., officials said one of the injured men -- Isiah Williams, 21, from the city's Lawncrest neighborhood -- succumbed to his injuries. Police said he had been shot three times, once in the head and twice in his left leg.
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A fourth man, a 23-year-old who was shot in the abdomen, remains in critical condition, police said Sunday.
Law enforcement officials said that they are in search of five men for their suspected involvement in this shooting. Police have said that investigators believe all of the victims were part of a group gathered at 8th and Diamond streets on Friday, when five men started shooting at the group.
No arrest have yet been made, but law enforcement officials said, an investigation is ongoing.
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