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Separate shootings leave two men in critical

Separate shootings in Kensington and in West Philadelphia left two men were in critical condition Wednesday night. Police said the first shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. inside West Philadelphia's Carroll Park. Police responding to the 1200 block of North 58th Street found an unidentified man said to be in his 30s with a gunshot wound in the back of the neck. Police took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

Separate shootings in Kensington and in West Philadelphia left two men were in critical condition Wednesday night.

Police said the first shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. inside West Philadelphia's Carroll Park. Police responding to the 1200 block of North 58th Street found an unidentified man said to be in his 30s with a gunshot wound in the back of the neck. Police took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

Nearly two hours later on a Kensington street, a 45-year-old man was shot in the forehead, police said.

The shooting occurred about 8:50 p.m. on the 200 block of East Indiana Avenue. Police took the victim to Temple University Hospital.

- Robert Moran