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Central Asian food finds in NE Philly's Russian neighborhoods

Pumpkin and beef samsa from Suzani Art Cafe

Today I have another travelogue for you. This time it is of several Russian markets and Uzbek restaurants of Northeastern Philadelphia.

NE Philly, particularly the neighborhoods of Bustleton and Somerton, is home to a huge population of fairly recently arrived immigrants from Russia and its neighboring countries. That influx (and that money) has ensured…

Teen among five new Philadelphia shooting victims; one man is dead

Medics rushed a teenager to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition after he was shot in the back Friday night in the area of Fairmount Avenue and North 7th Street, on the border of North Philadelphia and Northern Liberties.

The 16-year-old victim was shot during an argument between two groups, according to NBC10. CBS3 reported that he was struck in the lower back.

A 57-year-old man was shot in the arm and stomach around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in a rear driveway on Alton Street, around the corner from the intersection of Surrey and Krewstown Roads in the Bustleton section of Philadelphia.

According to police, officers found the victim while responding to numerous 911 calls reporting gunshots, and took another man into custody at the scene. Medics rushed the wounded man to Einstein Medical Center.

According to the Philadelphia Daily News, a police source confirmed that the suspect was engaged to the victim’s daughter. The attacker used an assault rifle, according to 6ABC.

Police told NBC10 that at least 20 bullets hit two neighboring homes. Police told The Philadelphia Inquirer that they found at least 28 shell casings at the scene. The victim was reported in critical condition, according to CBS3.

Man shot seven times in North Philadelphia

Another man was wounded in a shooting reported earlier, around 6:30 p.m. Thursday on North Uber Street, near Cecil B. Moore Avenue and North 20th Street in North Philadelphia.

The 33-year-old victim drove himself to Temple University Hospital after he was shot seven times.

As we previously reported, a critically wounded man drove himself to Temple after he was shot in the face Wednesday night.

Earlier this month, two separate shooting incidents were reported on the same night on other other blocks of North Uber Street. A man was killed and woman was wounded in a North Philadelphia incident, just a few blocks north of the latest scene, and another woman was wounded further away in Logan.

Friday: New shooting in Tacony

No shootings were reported during the overnight hours but an 18-year-old man was wounded Friday morning on Torresdale Avenue near Knorr Street in the Tacony section of the city. He was listed in stable condition with a leg wound at the ARIA Health Torresdale Campus.

The latest Philadelphia Police update reports 213 homicides to date this year, reflecting an increase of 11 victims, more than five percent ahead of last year’s pace.

Posted by Jim MacMillan.

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