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A man is killed in a triple shooting on Passyunk Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia; Child grazed by bullet

A man is killed in a triple shooting on Passyunk Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia;  Child grazed by bullet

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A shooting in Southwest Philadelphia left one man dead and two others injured, including a small child.

It happened around 8:50 p.m. Thursday in the area of ​​61st Street and Passyunk Avenue.

A 23-year-old man was found shot to death in a white Chevy Malibu on 28th Street on the South Philadelphia side of the Passyunk Avenue Bridge, according to Chief Inspector Scott Small.

Police believe the man was shot and was able to drive a short distance from the scene before the vehicle crashed.

According to witnesses, a 9-year-old girl ran out of the white Chevy Malibu after it came to a stop. A good Samaritan took her to the 1st Police District, where they learned she had suffered a graze wound to her head.

She was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in stable condition.

She is believed to have been a passenger in the Chevy Malibu and related to the 23-year-old victim, Small said.

Back near the crime scene at 61st Street and Passyunk Avenue, police found a 46-year-old man in an Acura suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.

The man was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.

Small says at least 26 shots were fired and about 10 bullets hit the Chevy Malibu.

Police do not believe the Acura was hit by gunfire.

“He may have been on foot and was able to get into his vehicle after he was shot,” Small said of the 46-year-old victim.

Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

There were no arrests.

This story will be updated.

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