Shooting near North Park Avenue party injures two

Shooting during a house party on the 2300 block of North Park Avenue sent two men, ages 18 and 23, to Temple University Hospital around 1:30 a.m Friday, police and residents said.

The 23-year-old is in critical condition and was shot multiple times. The 18-year-old was shot once and is in stable condition.

A resident who lives on the block said he heard shots and looked out his window to see a man chasing a few others down the street with a gun and shooting. The official police report states that the shooting occurred in the 2200 block of Watts Street, closer to Broad Street.

Another resident said his roommate saw and heard the first shots fired on the porch of the house hosting the party.

The weapon has been recovered from the scene, but no arrests have been made, police said. No TU Alert was sent out, but some Temple Police were at the scene with Philadelphia police, residents said.

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Joe Brandt can be reached at jbrandt@temple.edu or on Twitter @JBrandt_TU.