1 killed, 2 injured in west Philly shooting

    Police say a shooting in a west Philadelphia apartment killed one man and critically injured two others.

    Officers called to the area just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday found three men in the unit with gunshot wounds.

     

     

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    A police spokeswoman says a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head was pronounced dead at the scene.

    A 28-year-old man and a 29-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds were taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition.

    Police were searching for three men wearing dark clothing who reportedly fled the scene.

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