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Triple shooting in Kensington leaves one dead

A triple shooting inside of a house in Kensington this afternoon left one man dead and two in critical condition, according to police.

A triple shooting inside of a house in Kensington this afternoon left one man dead and two in critical condition, according to police.

The circumstances of the shooting are not yet clear.

Police said gunfire erupted inside of a house on Jasper Street near Wensley around 3:54 p.m. and claimed the life of an unidentified man who was shot once in the back of his head.

A second unidentified man in the house who was shot three times in the lower back was taken to Temple University Hospital where he is listed in critical condition, according to police. A 29-year-old man in the house, whose identity was not released, was shot once in the head and was also taken to Temple, where he too is listed in critical condition.

Police did not indicate whether the men shot each other or if they were shot by another person, but authorities said no arrests have been made in the case.