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2 fatally shot in South Philly

The shooting happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Snyder Avenue near Sixth Street.

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Two males were fatally wounded in a shooting late Friday night in South Philadelphia, police said.

Shortly before 10:30 p.m., the shooting happened on the road on Snyder Avenue near Sixth Street. One victim was taken by medics to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:41. The second victim was taken by medics to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced dead at 10:46.

The ages of the victims were not immediately available.

A videojournalist with 6ABC posted a picture from the scene on Twitter showing two dirt bikes lying in the street and a dark sedan with its trunk open.