PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating two deadly shootings that occurred in different parts of the city late Thursday night and Friday morning.
The first incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Thursday on the unit block of South 56th Street in West Philadelphia. Officers responded to the scene and found a 28-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.
He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center by responding medics, but succumbed to his injured a short time later. Just before 1 a.m.
Friday, officers responded to a 911 call at Roxborough Hospital reporting that a shooting victim had arrived in a private vehicle. MORE HEADLINES: Police say the victim, a 41-year-old man, suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and back.