Philadelphia surpassed 550 killings in 2021 when two men were shot dead Tuesday morning outside a strip club in a blaze of gunfire that police said included at least 17 shots fired. NBC10’s RandyGyllenhaal has the details:
Police believe the gunman may have also been inside the club at some point, and they were looking through surveillance video to pinpoint the suspect.
The two slayings took Philadelphia’s homicides to at least 551 this year as the city experiences its highest number of killings in recorded history, according to crime statistics from the Philadelphia Police Department,by the city controller’s office. Meanwhile, more than 1,800 people have been victims of nondeadly gunfire, according to the tally, which was last updated Dec. 23.
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