Within days, 2 pregnant women critically shot in Philadelphia

Separate shootings put both mothers-to-be in the hospital

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 33-year-old pregnant woman and a 23-year-man are both in critical condition after a shooting in Tioga Sunday evening.

Police say it happened near North 18th Street and West Tioga Avenue. Both were hospitalized.

The 33-year-old is the second pregnant woman shot in Philadelphia in just a matter of days.

Around 11:30 a.m. Friday, a 19-year-old pregnant woman was among two people hurt in a shooting in West Philadelphia.

She was placed in critical condition after police say she was shot in the chest and side.

That shooting happened close to 46th and Market streets, near a SEPTA station. A 21-year-old man was also shot but is considered stable.

Late Monday, a police source told KYW Newsradio that both women and their babies were expected to be OK.

No one has been arrested in either shooting.

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