Two men are dead after at least 35 shots were fired in a shootout in South Philadelphia early Tuesday morning.
Philadelphia police officers on patrol heard the gunfire coming from a block away, at 8th and Wolf streets, around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said within seconds, the officers found two shooting victims on the street.
One man was dead from gunshot wounds to his chest. Small said he had no identifying information on him, but appeared to be in his 20s.
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