Police say 2 dead and 5 wounded in Philadelphia shooting that may be drug-related

Police say 2 dead and 5 wounded in Philadelphia shooting that may be drug-related

PHILADELPHIA: A shooting in Philadelphia killed two men and wounded five others Tuesday night and police said the violence may have been drug-related.

Reports of shots being fired sent police to Fairhill Street in North Philadelphia at about 8:30 p.m., where they found four wounded men on the ground, interim Police Commissioner John Stanford told reporters.

All were taken to a hospital, where two were pronounced dead, Stanford said.

Three other wounded men walked into three hospitals but there was no immediate word on their conditions.

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The men ranged in age from about 19 to 32 or 33, Stanford said.

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At least 70 shots were fired, Stanford said.

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Four handguns and a long gun along with narcotics were found at the scene, and investigators believe several shooters were involved, he said.

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