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2 men killed, 3 others wounded in separate South Philly shootings

A total of more than 135 shots were fired in the shootings late Thursday.

Police on the scene of a shooting at the 900 block of South Third Street, where two 19-year-old men were shot, one fatally. Over 83 spent casings were found at the scene.
Police on the scene of a shooting at the 900 block of South Third Street, where two 19-year-old men were shot, one fatally. Over 83 spent casings were found at the scene.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer

Two men were killed and three others injured in separate shootings in South Philadelphia late Thursday, police said.

Shortly before 9 p.m., three men were wounded by gunfire after a shootout erupted at the intersection of Seventh and Daly Streets with more than 60 shots being fired, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.

A 37-year-old man shot numerous times in the torso was taken by police to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m.

Two other men, ages 21 and 22, also were taken to Jefferson Hospital and were listed in stable condition.

Three parked vehicles also were struck by bullets.

About 5:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Montrose Street in Queen Village, one 19-year-old man was killed and another wounded in a double shooting, Small said.

Police identified that man as Kyier Ladson, a resident of the 1900 block of Carpenter Street.

Police found more than 75 spent shell casings at the scene, Small said.

Ladson was shot multiple times in the head and body and was taken by police to Jefferson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:09 p.m.

Th other victim was shot once in the upper right leg and was taken by private vehicle to Pennsylvania Hospital, where, police said, he was in stable condition.

Windows in five nearby houses were struck by bullets as were four parked vehicles, but no one else was hurt, Small said.

No arrests were reported in either case.