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Police are investigating a North Philadelphia shooting as a murder-suicide

The shooting happened on the 2300 block of North 18th Street around 5:31 p.m. Saturday. A man and a woman were taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead, police said.

Police are investigating after a man and a woman were shot and killed in North Philadelphia early Saturday evening, police said.

Police said they are investigating the incident as a “domestic-related murder-suicide.”

The shooting happened on the 2300 block of North 18th Street around 5:31 p.m. Saturday, according to police.

Officer Tanya Little, a spokesperson for the police department, said police took the man and woman to Temple University Hospital, where they were pronounced dead at 5:54 p.m.

A firearm was recovered at the scene, Little said. No further details were available, and the investigation is ongoing.

    Maddie Hanna
    I'm a reporter covering K-12 education. I focus on the Philadelphia suburbs — covering schools in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties — and statewide education policy issues, including school funding and charter schools.