On 7/19 around 10 pm, a 24-year-old white male was shot in the elbow, knee and stomach on Hartranft Street near 17th. The victim was transported to Hahnemann University Hospital in critical condition.
On 7/20, 12:15 am, on the 2000 block of Opal Street, an 18-year-old black male was shot once in the stomach, and a 20-year-old black male was shot in the left leg. Both victims were transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in stable condition.
At 1:22 am yesterday, a 15-year-old black male was shot in the buttocks and an 18-year-old black male was shot in the shoulder on Delhi Street near Luzerne. Both were transported to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.
Around 2:30 am a 35-year-old black male was shot in the pelvis and wrist on 23rd Street near Berks. The victim was transported to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.
At 3:15 am at Opal and York streets a 20-year-old black male was shot in the neck and shoulder, and a 23-year-old black male was shot in the chest. Both were transported to Temple in critical condition.
At 4:05 am at Venango and Randolph streets, a 15-year-old Hispanic male was shot in the back and shoulder. The victim was transported to Temple in critical condition.
In 2007, the city of brotherly love averaged more than one murder and four shootings a day. This site, by writer Kia Gregory, profiles the city's deadly violence, the people it threatens, and the people who fight desperately for solutions.
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