Second man slain in 2 days in violent section of Fairhill

Six men have been shot, two fatally, in a violent pocket of Fairhill in the past two days, police said.

In all three incidents, police reported no arrests or suspects.

During the most recent violence, a 30-year-old man was shot in the stomach and chest about 7 p.m. Thursday on 4th Street near Cambria, police said. He was wounded alongside a 24-yeat-old man shot once in his stomach.

Both were taken to Episcopal Hospital by a private vehicle, and were later transferred to Temple University Hospital. The 24-year-old is listed in stable condition there, but the 30-year-old died about two hours later, police said.

His death came hours after another man was shot on 4th Street. That incident happened about 2 a.m. near Indiana Avenue, about a block away, according to police.

Officers at the scene found a 19-year-old shot twice in stomach and once in the back. They took him to Temple University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition, police said.

But the violence started in earnest early Wednesday, when police uncovered the scene of a violent gunbattle on 6th Street near Clearfield, only a few blocks away.

Three men had been shot several times about 12: 30 a.m., and medics took them, like the other victims, to Temple University Hospital.

One victim, Maurice Hill, 24, had been shot in his head, neck and torso, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after arriving there.

The other men, a 22-year-old shot in his buttocks and groin, and a 23-year-old shot in his right shoulder, were treated at the hospital and later released.

Back at the scene, investigators recovered two handguns — a .40-caliber and a 9 mm — police said.

Anyone with information on these shootings can call 215-686-8477.