3 wounded in Kensington, West Philly shootings
A person was apprehended in one shooting incident, while police were still searching for a shooter in the other.
Two separate overnight shooting incidents in the city's Kensington and West Philadelphia neighborhoods left two men in critical condition and another in stable condition.
About 4 a.m. Friday, two people were shot on the 1900 block of East Clearfield Street in Kensington, police said. Both were driven by another person in a private vehicle to Temple University Hospital's Episcopal Campus.
Police said a 25-year-old man, who was shot in his right forearm and upper abdomen and suffered a graze wound to his side, was later transferred to Temple's main hospital, where he was in critical condition. A 24-year-old man who was shot in his lower right leg remained at Episcopal in stable condition.
The vehicle that took the wounded to the hospital was being kept there by police, detectives said Friday morning. Officers saw guns inside the vehicle and were awaiting a warrant to search it.
Police said a person was apprehended, but gave no further details. They said the motive behind the shooting was an argument.
Separately, about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, police responded to a report of gunshots near the 5700 block of Christian Street in West Philadelphia. They found a 32-year-old man outside on nearby South Cecil Street with a gunshot wound to his stomach. Police took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was in critical condition.