Man dead, woman injured in Holmesburg shooting

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By Shannon McDonald

A man is dead a woman injured after a shooting in Holmesburg Wednesday night.

Robert Prince, 36, of Southwest Philadelphia, was shot twice in the chest around 10:15 p.m. on the 8800-block of Ditman Street. His companion, a 43-year-old women, is in critical condition at Frankford-Torresdale Hospital following a gunshot wound to the neck.

Police have not identified a motive or a suspect.

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