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Teen killed in West Philly double shooting

The shooting happened on the 5500 block of Market Street.

A Philadelphia Police officer stands guard after a double shooting along the 5500 block of Market Street in West Philadelphia on Friday, June 4, 2021. A 16-year-old male was fatally wounded and 39-year-old man who was shot once in the right leg, police said.
A Philadelphia Police officer stands guard after a double shooting along the 5500 block of Market Street in West Philadelphia on Friday, June 4, 2021. A 16-year-old male was fatally wounded and 39-year-old man who was shot once in the right leg, police said.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by Robert Moran
    Updated 
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A 16-year-old male was fatally wounded in a double shooting Friday night in West Philadelphia, police said.

Just after 8:20 p.m., the teen, who was not identified, was outside on the 5500 block of Market Street when he was shot repeatedly throughout the body. Police took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:49.

A 39-year-old man who was shot once in the right leg was taken by private vehicle to the same hospital. He was listed in stable condition.

Police reported no arrests, and no other details were available.