Three shootings and a stabbing left five people injured across Philadelphia overnight Friday into Saturday, the Philadelphia Police Department said. No arrests have been made in any of the four incidents.
The violence stretched from North Philadelphia to West Philadelphia between about 11:19 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday, with two of the victims hospitalized in critical or serious condition.
Argument led to double shooting near Broad and Cayuga
The most serious incident unfolded around 11:40 p.m. on the 2700 block of West Westmoreland Street in North Philadelphia, where police said an argument escalated into gunfire that left two men wounded.
Officers responding to a report of a person with a gun found ballistic evidence and a blood trail at the scene. A short time later, SEPTA Police officers responded to a crash at Broad and Cayuga streets and found a 40-year-old man in the driver’s seat of a 2011 Audi A8L suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to Temple University Hospital in critical but stable condition.
A 42-year-old man later walked into Temple and told police that he and the first victim had gone to the Westmoreland Street location after receiving a phone call about an altercation. After they got out of the Audi, an unknown individual began shooting at them, police said. The first victim drove away while the second fled on foot. Police said the preliminary motive is believed to be an argument.
Three other victims hospitalized in stable condition
About 20 minutes earlier, around 11:19 p.m., officers responded to the 2400 block of North Carlisle Street for a report of gunshots. They initially found no victims or witnesses, but a 22-year-old man soon arrived at Temple University Hospital with a gunshot wound and told police he had been in the area when the shooting occurred. Officers then located a scene on the block.
At roughly 2:11 a.m. Saturday, a man was stabbed on the 4200 block of North 8th Street in the Hunting Park section. He was taken to Temple in stable condition. Officers did not locate a scene.
Just before 3 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at 40th and Poplar streets in West Philadelphia. A 45-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his right leg and was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
No arrests in any of the four cases
Police said investigations are underway in all four incidents. The motive in the Carlisle Street shooting and the West Philadelphia shooting remains unknown. No motive was given in the stabbing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.