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Father killed, son wounded in Strawberry Mansion double shooting

No arrests were made Thursday night.

A 54 year-old man was fatally shot and his 22 year-old son was shot multiple times and is in critical condition in a shooting that happened just steps from the house at 30th and York streets in the 22nd police district. Detectives and crime scene officers work the scene.
A 54 year-old man was fatally shot and his 22 year-old son was shot multiple times and is in critical condition in a shooting that happened just steps from the house at 30th and York streets in the 22nd police district. Detectives and crime scene officers work the scene.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

A father was killed and his son wounded in a shooting just steps from their home Thursday evening.

The shootings happened about 5:30 p.m. on the 2300 block of North 30th Street, police said. Police at the scene confirmed the two men were father and son but did not identify them. The 55-year-old man was shot once in the back and was pronounced dead at 5:51. The 22-year-old was shot in the neck, shoulder, and chin and was taken to Temple University Hospital, police reported. He was in critical condition Thursday night.

About 25 shell casings were found at the scene of the shooting. No weapon was recovered, police reported, and no arrests made.