Teen Killed In Triple Shooting In North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A teenager is dead and two other people were injured after a shooting in North Philadelphia.

Philadelphia police were called to the 3300 block of North 13th Street near West Westmoreland Street just before 11 p.m. Friday. Officers found an 18-year-old man on the street with several gunshot wounds, including one to the head.

He was pronounced at the scene minutes later. The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of family members.

A short time later, police located two other victims who had walked to Temple University Hospital. One, a 19-year-old man, had a graze wound to the arm and the other, a 20-year-old man, had a gunshot wound to the right leg and right foot. Both were treated and released.

Anyone with information on the crime is urged to call the Homicide Division at 215-686-3334.

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