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Philly police: 4 wounded in 2 double shootings

Police were investigating double shootings in West Oak Lane and Southwest Philadelphia.

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File photo.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer

Four men were wounded in two double shootings in the city Wednesday night, police said.

Shortly before 7 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 6600 block of Ogontz Avenue in West Oak Lane. A 26-year-old man was shot in the head, twice in the shoulder, and once in the arm. A 24-year-old man was shot twice in the arm. Police took both to Einstein Medical Center, where they were listed in critical condition.

Later, a double shooting was reported in the 2600 block of Hobson Street in Southwest Philadelphia. A 48-year-old man was shot in the left side of the face and left arm. A 20-year-old man was shot once in the face. Both were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where they were placed in stable condition.

No arrests were reported in either case.