8 Shot Dead in Under 48 Hours in Democrat-Run Philadelphia

Eight people were shot dead in less than 48 hours stretching from Saturday into early Monday morning in Democrat-run Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The first fatal shooting occurred just before 7:00 a.m. Saturday, according to CBS News, and left a 50-year-old man dead.

6 ABC reported that the next shooting, at 8:49 a.m. Saturday, left 33-year-old Edward Harlem deceased with a gunshot wound to the neck.

Minutes later, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, a 45-year-old woman was found shot to death in a home “in the 100 block of East Pastorius Street.” The woman was identified as Patricia Hall.

At 12:15 p.m. Saturday, 26-year-old Andre Moore was shot multiple times and killed. He was “in the 7300 block of N. 19th Street” when the shots rang out.

The next fatal shooting, at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, left 22-year-old Tamere Mountcastle dead “in the 1400 block of W. Chew Avenue.”

Twenty-six-year-old Dashon Land was shot and killed “in the 2800 block of N. Bonsall Street” about 2:15 a.m. Sunday. Few details were provided on the shooting other than Land being identified as a New Jersey resident.

At 9:37 p.m. Sunday a 48-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed “in the 5200 block of Sydenham St.”

The eighth fatal shooting in under 48 hours took place at 12:22 a.m. Monday when a 42-year-old man was fatally shot “in the 2400 block of Aramingo Avenue.”

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