Crime & Safety
1 Killed In Shooting At City Avenue Target
A shooting Tuesday night at the store ended with one person dead and two others hurt in what police think was a robbery or bad drug deal.

PHILADELPHIA — One person is dead and two others hurt after shots were fired at the busy Target store on City Avenue Tuesday night in what police believe was a drug related robbery or a drug deal gone awry, according to police.
The shooting occurred at about 8:55 p.m. in the store parking lot, police said.
A 31-year-old man and a 23-year-old man were shot and went into the store for help. Police officers were already at the store for an unrelated incident, police said.
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The two were taken to a hospital and are in critical but stable condition, according to police.
A 25-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle near the store's entrance, according to police.
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A fourth person may have been involved in the shooting, police said.
Police found a gun and four bags of what appeared to be marijuana in the vehicle. A second gun was found at the scene, as well.
Police said about eight shots in total were fired during the incident and said it's unclear how many people were firing shots in the incident.
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