Two men were killed overnight in separate Philly shootings
One was found on the 2800 block of North Bonsall Street and the other in the city’s Fern Rock section.
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Philadelphia police are investigating an early Sunday shooting on North Bonsall Street in North Philadelphia.
Shortly after 2:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting victim on the 2800 block of North Bonsall Street.
A male in his 30s had suffered gunshot wounds to the head, neck, and back. Police transported the victim to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:47 a.m.
No weapon was recovered, and no arrest has been made.
City police are also investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the city’s Fern Rock section late Saturday.
The incident happened shortly before 11:30 p.m., according to police, at West Chew near North Broad Street, close to the SEPTA Olney Transportation Center.
Officers found a man, believed to be in his 20s, laying in the street. He had been shot in the chest, abdomen, and buttocks.
The man was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where officials said he was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m.
No arrest has been made.
According to Philadelphia police data, 305 homicides had been committed this year through Friday. That’s a 21% decline from the same period of last year, but more than had occurred annually in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.