At least four people were killed in three shootings in separate parts of Philadelphia in just a few hours Thursday night.
Here’s what police said happened in every deadly shooting.
THEY FIND A MAN BLEEDING OUT ON THE SIDEWALK
Just before 11:30 p.m., police officers responded to 911 calls about a shooting in the 5800 block of Rising Sun Avenue in the Crescentville section of Northeast Philadelphia, Philadelphia police officer Scott Small said.
Police found a man bleeding from his chest, torso and leg on the sidewalk, Small said. Officers took the unconscious man to a nearby hospital where he died shortly after midnight.
“We know that four shots were fired from a semi-automatic weapon,” Small said. “It appears that the shooter or shooters were standing very close to this victim when he was shot.”
Police did not know the man’s name, but said he was known to frequent the area.
MAN DIES AFTER APPARENTLY BLEEDED TO HIMSELF
Police officers were called to the 1900 block of East Ontario Street in the Kensington neighborhood shortly after 10:30 p.m., where they found a man in his 30s standing on the sidewalk while bleeding from a gunshot wound to the arm, Small said.
It was not clear where the man was shot, but after it happened he ran to a house and knocked on the door, Small said.
Medics took the man to a nearby hospital where he died around 11:15 p.m.
“We think the bullet may have hit an artery in his arm, causing him to bleed to death,” Small said.
The man lived near where police found him bleeding.
TWO MEN SHOT KILLED IN A HOUSE
Just after 7:30 p.m., police rushed to the 5900 block of North 3rd Street in the Olney neighborhood, Small said.
Police entered a home and found an unresponsive man firing multiple shots at the living room door, Small said. Officers took the man, in his 30s, to the hospital where he died a short time later.
Police then found a man, also in his 30s, a half-block away on Champlost Avenue who was also bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds, Small said. The officers also took him to the hospital where he too died a short time later.
A witness told investigators the second man was also shot in the house but managed to escape before collapsing, Small said. Police then followed a blood trail to the house.
“So, we believe that these two victims were shot inside a private residence,” Small said.
Police found evidence that at least nine shots were fired on the first floor of the home, investigators said. They also found several weapons in the home, though it was not immediately clear if any were used in the shooting.
SEARCH FOR CLUES
Police did not name any suspects in the shootings. Small said they hoped the surveillance video could help them figure out what at least happened in the Rising Sun Avenue shooting.
As of Friday, Philadelphia had at least 251 homicide victims, according to police data. That’s about 23% less than the same period last year, but it’s still on track to be deadlier than most in the last 15 years on record.
