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3 slain in bloody Philly night

Police are seeking murder suspects from an especially bloody night in Philadelphia.

Police are seeking murder suspects from an especially bloody night in Philadelphia.

In the first case, someone shot Jovanni Ouola, 19, of Belden Street near Van Kirk in Oxford Circle, in the head, chest and torso during an argument on Howard Street near Clearfield in Fairhill at 10:44 p.m. last night, police said. He died at Temple University Hospital at 11:46 p.m. Police reported no suspects.

Just after 1 a.m. this morning, someone shot a man and teenager on Colona Street near Howard in North Philly, police said. The man, whose name wasn't released, was shot in the face and chest and died at the scene. Police found a 15-year-old boy about a block away on Susquehanna Avenue near Front with gunshot wounds to his arm and back. He remains in stable condition at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Police reported no arrests or motive.

About 10 minutes later, someone shot two men, ages 28 and 29, in Tacony, police said. One, 29, was shot in the head and neck on Marsden Street near Unruh Avenue and died at the scene. The other, found with gunshot wounds to his side and back in a nearby home on Unruh Avenue, remains in critical condition at Aria Health-Torresdale Campus, police said. Police reported no suspects or motive.

Tipsters, call homicide detectives at (215) 686-3334 or -3335.