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Three injured in Tacony shooting

A person is in custody after three men were shot Friday morning on the 6800 block of Vandike Street.

SOURCE: METRO IMAGES

Three men were shot Friday, Dec. 20, when gunfire erupted on the 6800 block of Vandike Street in Tacony, authorities said.

Officers responded to the scene after 11 a.m. and found a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his upper right thigh and an 18-year-old man who was shot once in the left thigh, police said. Both were transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition. 

A third person, an 18-year-old man, suffered a graze wound to his chest, according to authorities.

No arrests have bee made. Police did not release additional details about the shooting. ••

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