PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that left one young man dead and another in critical condition Monday morning.
According to Philadelphia Police Department Assistant Commissioner Frank Vanore, officers stationed near South 60th Street and Market Street heard gunshots just after 11 a.m. At the scene, they found two victims who had been shot multiple times, a 21-year-old and a 19-year-old. -old.
Both were taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where the 19-year-old was pronounced dead a short time later. Vanore said the 21-year-old is in critical condition.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Vanore said video from the area captured the two victims crossing the street when two unknown men, both wearing gray hooded sweatshirts and dark-colored pants, ran up from behind and fired several shots.
“They seemed to be specifically targeted,” Vanore said.
Vanore said the pair fled north on 60th Street before officers could identify them.
“Many people at this intersection, including a police officer in the other unit block, heard the shots,” Vanore said. “So very, very sassy.”
The area remains closed early Monday afternoon due to “ballistic evidence and other evidence on the ground,” Vanore added.
Anyone with information or video evidence is asked to contact Philadelphia police.
