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5 hurt in multiple shootings during overnight violence in Philadelphia

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All of the cases are under investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department. PHILADELPHIA - Overnight violence kept the Philadelphia Police Department busy with three separate shootings and subsequent investigations in three neighborhoods.

Authorities say ultimately five people were reported injured as a result of the violence. FIRST INCIDENT Two teenage girls were shot inside a home on the 2400 block of North Jessup Street in North Philadelphia.

Police responded to reports of gunfire and found a 15-year-old girl had been shot in her left leg and a 17-year-old girl had been shot in her abdomen.

Both teenage victims were taken to Temple University Hospital where they are listed in stable condition. Authorities say there is no word on a

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