Police say the 37-year-old father and his 9-year-old son had just parked near their home when the shots were fired.
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that killed a man and his 9-year-old son on Sunday night.
It happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. on the 2100 block of Carver Street in the city's Wissinoming section. Police say the 37-year-old father and his 9-year-old son had just parked near their home. The victims were still sitting in their car when a dark-colored vehicle, possibly an SUV, drove by.Officers examined bullet holes in the victims' car and shell casings in the street.
"The crime scene consists of at least 13 rounds from two separate caliber weapons, striking both victims multiple times," according to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace."And it appears, after the shooters who began shooting at the vehicle as they were approaching it, they continued shooting at the vehicle as they were driving away," Pace explained.The father was pronounced dead shortly after arriving to the hospital.The names of the victims have not been released.
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