2 Killed In Two Weekend Shootings: Philadelphia Police

PHILADELPHIA — Two people were killed in shootings over the weekend in Philadelphia, according to police.

Two teenage girls and an adult man were shot at about 12:39 a.m. Sunday on the 600 block of Franklin Street by four masked men, police said.

Police were called to the area for a report of a person with a gun and found the three victims, the girls ages 17 and 16 and the man 21 years old.

The 17-year-old was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at 12:56 a.m.

Police said the other teen was shot in the face, neck, and arm and is in critical, but stable, condition.

The man is in stable condition after being shot in his right thigh.

Police said the suspects were four men in masks who were wearing dark clothes and drove off in a dark blue BMW by an unknown person.

The vehicle was last seen heading south on Eighth Street toward Spring Garden Street.

And at about 9:46 a.m. Saturday, a 25-year-old man was fatally shot in a home on the 1300 block of North 52nd Street.

Police found the man suffering from gunshots to the chest and stomach in a home on that block.

He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:53 a.m.

Anyone with information about these incidents is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or call/text the PPD tipline at 215-686-8477.

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in any homicide in Philadelphia.