Police say some 70 bullets fired in North Philadelphia shooting that left 2 dead, 5 wounded

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police on Wednesday known two males killed in a town shooting an afternoon previous in which a minimum of 70 rounds had been fired and 5 different males had been wounded.

Authorities mentioned no arrests were made however a number of weapons had been recovered from the scene of the shooting that happened round 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, leaving bullet holes in cars and close by constructions.

Killed in the gunfire had been Roger Marquez, 31, and Leon Pierre, 38, either one of Philadelphia. They each suffered a couple of bullet wounds and had been pronounced lifeless at Temple University Hospital round 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford mentioned on the scene on Fairhill (*70*) in North Philadelphia that medicine had additionally been discovered, even though police had been “not really sure of all that has occurred out here.”

“This is a block that has had some narcotics activity,” he mentioned. “It’s not a block that we aren’t familiar with.”

The different sufferers, ages 19-30, had been being handled for gunshot wounds and thought to be to be in important or solid situation, police mentioned Wednesday.