A man walked into a home overnight and opened fire killing a teenage female and injuring a young man.
The shooting, inside a home that neighbors call, "the problem" house" on the block, was one of at least three deadly shootings in Philadelphia overnight.
According to Philadelphia Police, the gunman, armed with a shotgun, walked into a home on the 2800 block of Sebring Street in the Holme Circle section of Northeast Philadelphia around 1:30 a.m. and shot the 18-year-old in the head as she sat on a couch. She was pronounced dead a short time later.
Investigators then say the gunman shot a 23-year-old man who lives in the house in the abdomen before fleeing. The male victim remained in critical condition Tuesday morning.
Investigators tell NBC10 that they believe they know who the shooter is and that they are actively trying to track him down. They didn’t reveal his identity however as the search continued.
“We have several witnesses who were in the house at the time,” said Chief Inspector Scott Small. Those witnesses were being interviewed by police.
Earlier, around 11:15 p.m. Monday, a 33-year-old man was shot in the head near a basketball court at 52nd Street and Wyalusing Avenue in West Philadelphia. He was driven to the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Police had no immediate suspect or motive in that shooting.
A few minutes earlier, officers found 37-year-old Thomas Samarco shot multiple times at Reach Street and E Allegheny Avenue in Kensington. He was pronounced dead around 11:10 p.m.
"Based on ballistic evidence we know that at least 12 shots were fired from a semi-automatic handgun," Small said.
Two buildings and three cars were also hit by bullets.
Small said that police were looking into possible surveillance video from area businesses.
No motive was given and no one was arrested.
Small said that an officer responding to scene swerved to avoid another car and went up on the sidewalk. The officer hurt his leg but was expected to recover.
There was also a triple shooting on the 400 block of E Hart Lane around 8 p.m. Monday. All the victims, including a 17-year-old, were expected to survive.
These shootings all came as residents around the country prepare for National Night Out, an event geared towards curbing crime.
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