The victims include an 87-year old-woman who was struck in the shoulder by celebratory gunfire.
PHILADELPHIA --A total of 13 people have shot since the clock struck midnight, including an 87-year old-woman who was struck in the shoulder in Port Richmond by celebratory gunfire.
The victims, a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old, were wounded on North 3rd Street.Meanwhile, the year's first fatal shooting came just after 2 p.m. in the city's Strawberry Mansion section.One of those victims, a 31-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later.
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