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Three young teens critically wounded in North Philly shooting

The victims were found on the 2000 block of North 19th Street, police said.

Police on the 2000 block of North 19th Street near Diamond Street where three young teens were shot and critically wounded. More than 20 shots were fired. Monday, June 6, 2022
Police on the 2000 block of North 19th Street near Diamond Street where three young teens were shot and critically wounded. More than 20 shots were fired. Monday, June 6, 2022Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

Three young teens were critically wounded in a shooting Monday night in North Philadelphia, police said.

Police responded shortly before 9:15 p.m. to the 2000 block of North 19th Street and transported three victims to Temple University Hospital.

A 14-year-old girl was shot in the left arm and left hand. A 15-year-old boy was shot twice in the left leg and once in the right leg. A second 15-year-old boy was shot in the left hip.

Police reported no arrests.

Around 8 p.m., a 20-year-old also was critically wounded in a separate shooting. Police said he was shot multiple times on the 3500 block of North Smedley Street in Tioga, but he was found on the 1700 block of nearby Atlantic Street. He was transported by police to Temple Hospital.

Just after 6 p.m., a 17-year-old male was shot nine times on the 3900 block of North Seventh Street in Hunting Park. He was taken by police to Temple, where he was listed in critical condition.

Police reported no arrests in those cases.