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Man Who Was In Town Visiting Dad For Father's Day Fatally Shot During Violent Night In Philadelphia

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Man Who Was In Town Visiting Dad For Father's Day Fatally Shot During Violent Night In Philadelphia
Man Who Was In Town Visiting Dad For Father's Day Fatally Shot During Violent Night In Philadelphia
Jan Carabeo reports.

CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, THISIS CBS3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS."RIGHT NOW AT NOON POLICEARE LOOKING FOR THE GUNMAN WHOOPENED FIRE ON A COUPLESITTING ON THE FRONT STEPS OFA SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HOME.THE MAN DID NOT SURVIVE.AND POLICE BELIEVE THAT COUPLEWAS TARGETED.GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE,I'M JIM DONOVAN.WELCOME TO CBS3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS" AT NOON NOW STREAMINGLIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.THAT WAS JUST ONE OF SEVERALSHOOTINGS DURING A VIOLENTNIGHT HERE IN PHILADELPHIA.JAN CARABEO HAS THE STORY.Reporter: THEPHILADELPHIA CRIME SCENE UNITBUSY THIS MORNING LOOKING FOREVIDENCE ON THE 1900 BLOCK OFSOUTH CROSKEY STREET IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA.POLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE A30-YEAR-OLD MAN AND HIS27-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND WEREAMBUSHED HERE AROUND 1:30 THISMORNING.THAT'S WHEN TWO MALESAPPROACHED AND FIRED AT LEAST16 SHOTS, SEVERAL OF THE SPENTSHELL CASINGS WERE JUST FEETAWAY FROM THE FRONT PORCH FROMWHERE THE TWO VICTIMS WERESITTING WHEN THEY WERE SHOT.Reporter: THE WOMAN WASSHOT IN THE FOOT AND ISSTABLE.THE MAN WAS SHOT IN THE HEADAND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.POLICE SAY HE LIVED IN OHIOAND WAS IN THE CITY TO SEE HISFATHER.HE'S HERE VISITING HISFATHER FOR FATHER'S DAY.HE WAS ACTUALLY STAYING AT HISFATHER'S HOUSE.Reporter: THIS WASN'T THEONLY SHOOTING IN PHILADELPHIAOVERNIGHT.THERE WERE AT LEAST THREEOTHERS INCLUDING ONE THAT LEFTA 32-YEAR-OLD MAN DEAD.THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED HERE ONTHE 3100 BLOCK OF NORTH LEESTREET IN KENSINGTON.POLICE SAY 12 SHOTS WEREFIRED.AT LEAST FIVE OF THEM HITTINGTHE VICTIM.OVER IN NORTH PHILLY AT FIFTHAND WEST YORK STREETS, TWOMEN, AGES 28 AND 22, WERESHOT.THEY ARE BOTH STABLE.AND ON THE 3200 BLOCK OF WESTSUSQUEHANNA AVENUE INSTRAWBERRY MANSION, A44-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT ANDTAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL INCRITICAL CONDITION.NO WEAPONS WERE FOUND AT ANYOF THESE SCENES AND NO ARRESTS

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