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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
National
Rita Giordano

Four people shot to death and eight others wounded Wednesday in Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Four people were killed and eight others were wounded by gunfire in Philadelphia on Wednesday, including four victims in a quadruple shooting in Mantua.

A 20-year-old man was shot multiple times on West Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia at about 2 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Moments before, police responded to a double homicide in Kensington. A 45-year-old man was shot seven times in the body and died at Temple University Hospital. A 44-year-old man was shot in the head and died at the scene.

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