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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Man shot 7 times in SW Philly

A 20-year-old man was riddled with seven bullets in Southwest Philadelphia earlier tonight, police said. The victim, whose name was not released, was approached by a group of  four men near 61st Street and Buist Avenue about 5 p.m., said Lt. John Walker of Southwest Detectives.

It’s unclear if words were exchanged, but one or more of the men soon opened fire, wounding the victim in the chest, legs and arms, Walker said. He was listed in critical but stable condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Walker said investigators had no descriptions of the assailants.

Posted by David Gambacorta @ 9:07 PM  Permalink | 12 comments
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Posted 09:35 PM, 11/19/2009
ryno5
Let me guess about the "assailants". Dark complexion, 5'5" to 6'1", between 145 - 190lbs. Jeans pulled low, large parkas or hooded sweatshirts, all hoods pulled up. Work boots on, clean since they are not used for actual work.
Posted 10:41 PM, 11/19/2009
chrissmith
LOL...I always wondered about that too ryno
Posted 03:29 AM, 11/20/2009
igglegreen
Let me guess about ryno5..racist, jerk, idiot, numbskull
Posted 07:58 AM, 11/20/2009
WWTDD
Looks like he has a career as a rapper, just like 50 Cent.
Posted 09:59 AM, 11/20/2009
Rob Neyer sucks
Another banner night for black youth in the city. Bravo boys keep it up so our city can remain a cesppol for murder and crime, and an overall national embarrassment.
Posted 11:28 AM, 11/20/2009
triton1
igglegreen - if what ryno5 says is accurate, does it make him a racist?
Posted 01:42 PM, 11/20/2009
DonQ
That particular place used to be a sleepy, quiet neighborhood until 3/4 of the properties were turned into Title 8. Now, it's more dangerous there than in Kabul. So far this year there have been more than a dozen incidents of shootings and armed robberies there.
Posted 08:42 AM, 11/22/2009
MontcoPaul
It was an accident...oops.....LOL
Posted 01:58 PM, 11/23/2009
dee90265
triton 1 - yest it makes ryno5 a racist. We all know the code words used to define "some of our" black youth. We have code words for you but are intelligent enought not to put them in print. It just shows that nothing has changed. I hope one of them catches you in an alley and see if you will say that to his face. I can speak directly with facts about your race. Not stereotyped garbage. Take the time and read some books.
Posted 07:08 AM, 11/24/2009
tr88
Would th epublic option save us money for his emergency health care? Add this one up folks, the cost of crime in the inner city is staggerring. We are building $800 million on more and bigger prisons, payments for the judicial system is out of control and then throw in the cost to taxpayers of healthcare for the thousand or so people shot in Philadelphia every year. And I would guess most of these people have been collecting government checks for most if not all of their lives. Hey Inquirer, want an idea for an investigative piece? Add all of this up and tell us why we should contue on with tthe liberal policies that have gotten us to this dark place.
Posted 09:53 AM, 11/25/2009
19151
The fuel is added to the fire when these incidents take place in locations that twenty years ago never had such atrocities take place. It's hard for people to see their former home neighborhoods marred by senseless violence that once did not transpire.
Posted 01:10 PM, 11/30/2009
joe sophy
PLEASE, No more "stricter gun laws"! Where does the mindset of senseless violence begin, and for once, put the blame where it belongs, on the INDIVIDUAL.
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About David Gambacorta and Dafney Tales
David Gambacorta has covered cops, criminals and everyone in between at the Daily News since 2005. He grew up in South Philadelphia and studied journalism at Temple University. And yes, he knows you have a hard time pronouncing his last name.

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Dafney Tales has covered cops, criminals and cats getting caught in car engines at the Daily News since 2007. She, too, studied journalism at Temple University, but grew up in Boston, Mass. And yes, she knows you think her last name is pretty cool for a writer.

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