An elderly man fights for his life while six other people, including a teenage girl, recover after a gunman shot seven people in broad daylight near a busy SEPTA station in Philadelphia’s Olney section on Wednesday afternoon.
The shooting took place at around 2:50 PM on Broad Street and Olney Avenue near the Olney Transportation Center and Albert Einstein Medical Center.
A 22-year-old man was shot once in the back, a 21-year-old man was shot once in the right leg, a 53-year-old man was shot in the right leg, a 36-year-old woman was shot in the right thigh, a 70-year-old man man was shot in the right thigh, a 17-year-old girl was shot in the right arm and a 71-year-old man was shot once in the stomach and several times in both legs.
Six of the victims were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, while a seventh victim was taken by police to Temple University Hospital.
The 71-year-old man is currently in a critical condition, while the other six victims are stable.
Two guns were also removed from the scene and at least one person was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Aaron Baskerville and Danny Freeman from NBC10 arrive on site to gather the latest information.
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