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Man shot recovering daughter's stolen bike

A 38-year-old man was shot when he confronted some teenage boys about his daughter's stolen bicycle Monday afternoon in South Philadelphia, police said.

A 38-year-old man was shot when he confronted some teenage boys about his daughter's stolen bicycle Monday afternoon in South Philadelphia, police said.

The father approached the teens - one of whom had the bike - in the area of Fifth and Moore Streets about 4:30 p.m., police said.

He took the bike back, and as he was placing it in his vehicle, one of the boys shot him in the abdomen, said Capt. Laurence Nodiff of South Detectives.

The man took himself to Methodist Hospital. He was taken by ambulance to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, police said, and listed in stable condition.

There were no immediate arrests, police said.

Police also were investigating the shooting death Monday morning of a 23-year-old man in North Philadelphia, police said.

The man, whose name was not available, was shot multiple times in a shoulder and the chest about 11 a.m. at Germantown and Stenton Avenues in the Logan section.

He was pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center at 11:18 a.m. Police are seeking a suspect and a motive.