Philadelphia, PA – Two men were fatally shot within an hour of each other Wednesday morning in North Philadelphia, leaving homicide detectives investigating separate deadly scenes.
At about 10:18 a.m., officers from the 25th District were called to the 3800 block of North Franklin Street, where they found 37-year-old Anthony Canales unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. Canales, a resident of the same block, was rushed to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead less than an hour later at 11:15 a.m. Investigators said the shooting appeared to be domestic-related, though no arrests have been made.
Less than an hour later, at 11:06 a.m., 39th District officers responded to a report of a man with a gun at 2800 North Van Pelt Street. There they discovered 39-year-old Khalil Ford lying in the roadway with a gunshot wound to the chest. Ford, of North Opal Street, was taken to Temple University Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead at 10:40 a.m.
The Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating both cases. Authorities have not released information on possible suspects, and the motives remain under review.
Key Points
- Two men were killed in separate shootings Tuesday morning in North Philadelphia.
- Victims were identified as Anthony Canales, 37, and Khalil Ford, 39.
- Both cases remain under active investigation by the Homicide Unit, with no arrests reported.
