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2 People Dead, 10 Others Injured In 7 Separate Shootings During Violent Night In Philadelphia

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2 People Dead, 10 Others Injured In 7 Separate Shootings During Violent Night In Philadelphia
2 People Dead, 10 Others Injured In 7 Separate Shootings During Violent Night In Philadelphia
Trang Do reports.

CBS-3 EYEWITNESS NEWS.THANK YOU SO MUCH DAN.MEANWHILE, IN OTHER NEWS ATLEAST TWO PEOPLE ARE DEADFOLLOWING A NUMBER OF SHOOTINGSAT VARIOUS LOCATION OVERNIGHT.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER TRANGDO HAS BEEN COVERING THEM ALLMORNING NOW JOINS US NOW WITHTHE LATEST, GOOD AFTERNOONTRANG.WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON JIM.NOW THE SHOOTING OF THATPOLICE OFFICER HAPPENED AT THISCVS IN SOUTH PHILLY, BUT PRIORTO THAT, THERE WERE SEVEN OTHERSHOOTINGS IN THE CITY OVERNIGHT.OVER A SPAN OF JUST THREE HOURS.AND NO PART OF THE CITY WASSPARED.A SOBERING STATISTIC, 12PEOPLE SHOT IN SEVEN SEPARATESHOOTINGS OVERNIGHT INPHILADELPHIA.THE YOUNGEST VICTIM IS JUST 14YEARS OLD.POLICE SAY JUST AFTER 1:00 A.M.,HE WAS HEADED TO A CONVENIENCESTORE ON THE 2600 BLOCK OFGERMANTOWN AVENUE, WHEN FIREMENTRIED TO ROB HIM.ONE OF THEM SHOT THE BOY INTHE CHEST.THE VICTIM AFTER BEING SHOT,RAN ABOUT A HALF A BLOCK, TOANOTHER BUSINESS, AND THAT'SWHERE POLICE FOUND HIM.Reporter: A 29-YEAR-OLD MANDIED IN IN A QUADRUPLE SHOOTINGON THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTH55TH STREET IN WEST PHILADELPHIAAROUND 1045.POLICE SAY TWO MEN OPENED FIREON A GROUP OF PEOPLE SITTING ONA PORCH.THOSE SHOTS RANGE IN AGE FROM 22TO 30.THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A HOMICIDEAT 1115, ON THE 5200 BLOCK OFWAYNE AVENUE IN GERMANTOWN.POLICE FOUND A 37-YEAR-OLD MANIN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF A CARWITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THEHEAD.CHIEF INSPECTOR SCOTT SMALLSAYS THE MAN HAD JUST LEFT AFRIEND'S APARTMENT NEARBY.IT APPEARS THAT RIGHT AFTERHE WAS SHOT, HE LOST CONTROL ANDCRASHED INTO A PARKED UNATTENDEDVEHICLE.Reporter: THREE PEOPLE ARERECOVERING AFTER A TRIPLESHOOTING AROUND MIDNIGHT ON THE1300 BLOCK OF SOUTH RING GOLDSTREET IN POINT BREEZE.AT 52-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS INSIDEHER HOME WHEN A BULLET GRAZEDHER THIGH.TWO YOUNG MEN AGES 22 AND 18WERE SHOT IN THE LEG.WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO GETOUR ARMS AROUND THE PROBLEM.Reporter: AT A NEWSCONFERENCE DRESSING THE SHOOTINGOF AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERTHIS MORNING, MAYOR JIM KENNEYSAYS THE CITY IS WORKING HARD TOADDRESS THE BEGUN VIOLENCEPLAYING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.THOSE SHOOTING LAST NIGHTWERE ALL UNTIL DIFFERENT PARTSOF THE CITY.NOT ONLY PINPOINT AREAS BUT INMANY DIFFERENT PARTS.SO I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON WORKINGHARD AT IT.Reporter: NOW, THREE MEN WERESHOT IN THREE OTHER SHOOTINGSTHAT ALSO HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.WE ARE TOLD THEY ARE IN CRITICALCONDITION.SO FAR NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTEDIN ANY OF THESE SHOOTINGS.FOR NOW WE'RE LIVE FROM SOUTH

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