Overnight Philadelphia Shootings Leave Man Dead, 2 Others Injured, Police Say

Philadelphia PA

06 November, 2021

4:33 PM

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CBS Philadelphia November 6, 2021 Three separate shootings in Philadelphia early Saturday morning have left one man dead and two others injured, police say. There have been 466 homicides in Philadelphia in 2021, according to the latest data from the police department. A 32-year-old man was shot once in the lower back and killed in Southwest Philadelphia, police say. The incident happened at 1 a.m. on the 6000 block of Regent Street. The victim was transported to Presbyterian Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:34 a.m., according to officials. In Kensington, a 21-year-old man was shot five times in the back, once in the right thigh and right buttock, and left in stable condition, police say. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. on 500 E. Indiana Avenue. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.