3 hospitalized after shooting in N. Phila.

October 12, 2010

Three people were hospitalized after a shooting late Monday afternoon in North Philadelphia. Shots crackled on the 800 block of West Somerset Street shortly before 6 p.m., and all three victims ended up at Temple University Hospital.

A 21-year-old man was shot once in the groin, but took himself to Temple, where he was listed in critical condition, according to police. A woman, 41, was shot twice in the right thigh and was in stable condition. A man, 20, was shot once in the back of the head and was in critical condition.

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Police said they think the 21-year-old was the target, but did not know the motive. - Sam Wood

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