Frankford shooting leaves three in critical condition

A shooting in Frankford near the Margaret-Orthodox El stop left three people critically injured Sunday night, and police said the gunman remains at large.

Shortly before 9 p.m., gunfire erupted at Penn and Arrott streets, about two blocks from the Market-Frankford El stop, according to police. When officers arrived, they found three men all suffering from several gunshot wounds.

The first victim, a 24-year-old, was shot once in the back and once in the buttocks, police said. He was taken by officers to Aria Health's Frankford hospital, where he remained in critical condition after 10 p.m. The second, age 26, was shot once in the face and once in the back, police said. Medics took him to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition. The third victim, age 25, was shot several times in the legs, groin and right arm. He was also taken to Einstein and listed in critical condition, according to police.

The only information police had late Sunday on the gunman was that he was wearing dark-colored clothes and was last seen running north on Penn Street toward Foulkrod after the shooting. It was unclear what sparked the gunfire, and police remained at the scene after 10 p.m. investigating.

The shooting came less than an hour after an unrelated shooting in Hunting Park that let a 47-year-old with six gunshot wounds. In that incident, police said an unknown gunman shot the victim at Darien and Pike streets about 8:15 p.m. He was stable at Temple University Hospital, and no arrests were made.