PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say three people were killed in two different shooting that happened minutes apart Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia.
Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 3000 block of Ella street just before 2 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
Police say a 44-year-old man was shot at least seven times and a 40-year-old man suffered a lethal gunshot wound to the head.
The younger victim was pronounced dead on the scene and the second victim was taken to Temple University Hospital where he died, police said.