One dead in West Philly double shooting
Police were looking for two men in the shooting at South 52nd and Sansom Streets.
One man was killed and a second was critically wounded in a shooting Monday night on a West Philadelphia street, police said.
Police were looking for two men who were captured on surveillance video approaching the two victims before gunfire erupted about 10:20 p.m. at South 52nd and Sansom Streets.
Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters at the scene that at least seven shots were fired and it appeared the victims had been targeted.
Arriving officers took both men to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where one of them, identified as Brent Swearingen, 39, of the 6100 block of Webster Street, died after suffering gunshot wounds to his chest and leg, police said.
The other victim, a 31-year-old man, was reported to be in extremely critical condition after having been shot in the chest.
Investigators have not disclosed if they had established a motive in the shooting.
The slaying brought to 55 the number of homicides reported in the city this year, compared with 43 the same time last year.