One man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting Saturday night in West Philadelphia. Read more Houston Harwood / USA TODAY NETW

by Jason Nark Published Dec. 7, 2025, 3:17 p.m. ET

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting Saturday night in West Philadelphia , police said.

Philadelphia police received a report of a “person with gun” around 8 p.m. Saturday near 54th and Locust Streets. Officers found a 39-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, who was unidentified as of Sunday afternoon, was transported to Penn-Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:33 p.m.

The second victim, a 35-year-old, unidentified male, was driven to Penn-Presbyterian Hospital in a private vehicle. Philadelphia police said he was suff

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