Three Dead and A Total Of Nine People Shot In West Philly Overnight
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Multiple people were shooting at each other early this morning on the 1200 block of N. Alden Street, in the Haddington section of the city. This happened just after 2:00 AM. Police got multiple calls for people shot and gun fire. When they arrived, they found a total of nine people were shot.
Bullets from multiple different calibers of guns were used, which police said was indicative of an exchange of gunfire between different people.
No names have been released. The following is directly from Philadelphia Police, listing the conditions of the people that were shot:
- Victim #1: A 33-year-old Black male was pronounced deceased on scene at 2:12 AM by Medics.
- Victim #2: A 23-year-old Black male, shot twice in the chest, twice in the right leg, and once in the stomach, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced deceased at 2:14 AM.
- Victim #3: A 29-year-old Black male, shot once in the abdomen, was taken by PPD RPC to Presbyterian Medical Center and pronounced deceased at 3:08 AM.
- Victim #4: A 28-year-old Black male, shot once in the left foot, was taken to Presbyterian by private vehicle and is in stable condition.
- Victim #5: A 28-year-old Black male, shot once in the right thigh, was taken to Presbyterian by private vehicle and is in stable condition.
- Victim #6: A 26-year-old Black female, shot once in the right buttock, was taken to Presbyterian by PPD RPC and is in stable condition.
- Victim #7: A 27-year-old Black male, shot once in the left leg and sustained a graze wound to the head, was taken to Presbyterian by PPD RPC and is in stable condition.
- Victim #8: A 28-year-old Black male, shot once in the right shoulder, once in the left shoulder, once in the right knee, and once in the abdomen, was taken to Lankenau Hospital by private vehicle and is in stable condition.
- Victim #9: A 30-year-old Black male, shot twice in the left thigh, was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania by private vehicle and is in stable condition. As you can see, everyone that survived appears to be in stable condition, according to police. At least one weapon was recovered.