North Philadelphia House Party Shooting Wounds 3, Police Recover 4 Firearms

4 articles · Updated · NBC Philadelphia · May 16

Three people were shot at about 12:30 a.m. on North Camac Street in North Philadelphia, where police responding to a 911 call found victims at a house party and recovered four firearms.
A 24-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was in critical condition, while a 21-year-old man shot in the knee and a 20-year-old woman shot in the foot were listed in stable condition.
The 21-year-old man was arrested on an unrelated warrant after being taken to Temple University Hospital, but police said no arrests have been made in the shooting itself and the investigation remains open.
Philadelphia police were also investigating several other violent incidents from Friday night to Saturday evening, including additional shootings in Queen Village, Frankford-Girard, Ogontz and Southwest Philadelphia, plus a stabbing in Kingsessing.

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