5 Killed, 4 Hurt In Wednesday, Thursday Shootings: Philly Police

PHILADELPHIA – In less than 24 hours, five people were killed and four were hurt in eight shootings between Wednesday and Thursday morning in Philadelphia, according to police.

The first shooting occurred at 9:51 a.m. Wednesday, May 9 on the 800 block of North 42nd Street and the last one at 3:40 a.m. Thursday, May 10 on the 5800 block of Pine Street, according to police.

Four of the shooting victims are in stable condition, one however is critical.

But five people lost their lives in that short time frame.

Todd Washington, 28, was killed in the first shooting on Wednesday. He was found on the sidewalk of the 800 block of North 42nd Street suffering from gunshot wounds to the head.

Washington was pronounced dead on the scene at 10:05 a.m., police said.

There is no motive for his killing.

Then at about 1:22 p.m. Wednesday, 45-year-old Tracey McKinney was shot at 1300 West Erie Avenue, police said. He was shot in the back, arm and leg and pronounced dead at 3:31 p.m. after being rushed to Temple University Hospital.

Again, there is no motive for the shooting.

Two others were shot at about 7:15 p.m. outside BI’s Restaurant on the 6500 block of Elmwood Avenue following an argument between the victims, the shooter and one of the shooter's relatives, police said.

The two victims were 24- and 22-year-old men and were pronounced dead at 7:35 p.m. on the scene, police said.

The shooter surrendered to police without issue.

The last fatal shooting happened at about 9:40 p.m. on the 6900 block of Torresdale Avenue, police said.

Julius Luke, 31, was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at 10:05 p.m. after being taken to Jefferson-Aria Hospital, according to police.

As with the North 42nd Street and Erie Avenue shootings, police have not determined a motive for the shooting.

There is a $20,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions in the North 42nd, Erie, and Torresdale shootings. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at (215) 686-3334.

Four other men were hurt in subsequent shootings, police said.

A 61-year-old man was shot in the groin at about 10:01 p.m. on the 700 block of Cantrell Street, police said.

He is in critical but stable condition at Jefferson Hospital, police said.

Then at about 10:57 p.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder while walking on the 2400 block Federal Street, police said.

He was listed in stable condition at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, according to police.

Another man, this one being 28 years old, was shot at 11:14 p.m. on the 4200 block of Lancaster Avenue, police said.

He is listed in stable condition at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center after being shot in the left side of his face, according to police.

The last shooting that capped the violent period happened at 3:40 a.m. on the 5800 block of Pine Street when a 43-year-old men was shot in the left leg during a robbery, police said.

Just before being shot, the victim parked his vehicle and was approached by three suspects as he walked to his residence they announced a robbery, police said.

One of the suspects, all men, pulled out a handgun and the victim tried to grab it but was shot in the leg, police said.

The three suspects ran off heading south on 58th Street without taking anything from the victim.

The suspects are described as tow black men in their 20s and one Asian or Hispanic man, also in his 20s.

One of the suspects was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. Another suspect was also about 5 feet 6 inches tall and also wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. The third suspect was also wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.

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