PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police responded to nearly a dozen shootings in just a few hours on the evening of July 4th.
Of the numerous victims involved, the majority were in their young 20s and six of the victims were just teenagers. The first four shootings all happened within a half an hour of each other during the 10 o'clock hour.
At approximately, 10:21 p.m. the evening's first shooting happened on the 100 block of South 52nd Street. When police arrived, they found an 18-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest.
He was taken Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he is currently listed in critical condition. The second shooting happened at approximately 10:36 p.m.