Triple shooting leaves man dead in SW Philly; child grazed by bullet

A shooting in Southwest Philadelphia left a man dead and two others injured, including a young child.

It happened around 8:50 p.m. Thursday in the area of 61st Street and Passyunk Avenue.

According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, a 23-year-old man was found shot to death inside a white Chevy Malibu on 28th Street, on the South Philadelphia side of the Passyunk Avenue Bridge.

Police believe the man was shot and he was able to drive a short distance from the shooting scene before the vehicle crash.

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According to witnesses, a 9-year-old girl ran out of the white Chevy Malibu after it came to a rest. A good Samaritan took her to the 1st police district where they learned she suffered a graze wound to the head.

She was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in stable condition.

It’s believed she was a passenger of the Chevy Malibu and related to the 23-year-old victim, according to Small.

Back near the shooting scene at 61st Street and Passyunk Avenue, police found a 46-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound to his back inside an Acura.

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