Separate Philadelphia Homicides Claim Two Lives
Philadelphia homicide detectives are investigating two early-morning murders in separate sections of the city.
The first homicide occurred around midnight in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia, where a 22-year-old man was shot once in the head in the 2100 block of South Gould Street. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second murder occured just after 9:30 AM Monday morning in the 1200 block of West Venango Street, in the city's Hunting Park section, where a middle-aged man in his late 40s or early 50s was shot in the head. He was also pronounced dead at the scene.
Police had no immediate suspects in either shooting.
Reported by Al Novack, KYW Newsradio.
