One man was killed and a mother and son were hospitalized by shootings in South Philadelphia last night.
The homicide happened just before midnight in the 1700 block of Chadwick Street, according to police.
Officers found a man outside with multiple gunshot wounds to the stomach, leg and buttocks, police said.
He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was pronounced dead following surgery.
The unnamed victim, 25, lived in the 1600 block of South Bancroft Street, police said.
About 8:20 last night, officers found an 18-year-old male and his mother with gunshot wounds in the 2500 block of South Third Street, near West Porter Street, police said.
The teen, found inside in a silver-and-gray Pontiac, had been shot twice in the abdomen, once in the right buttocks.
His mother, 36, had been shot once in the right buttocks.
Both were in stable condition after being taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Police are still investigating the incidents.
Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com.
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