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Uber Driver Hospitalized After Being Shot Three Times In Head In North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 44-year-old Uber driver is in the hospital after a shooting in North Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Police Department said the shooting happened in the 1700 block of North Taney Street around 6:46 p.m. Wednesday.

The victim, a 44-year-old man, was shot twice in the left side of the head and once in the right side of the head. Authorities confirmed they found 47 shell casings.

The victim was caught in the middle of a shootout, the department said.

Police took the victim to a local hospital. He is expected to be OK.

A Lyft driver, along with their passenger, was injured in an unrelated shooting in West Philadelphia.

Authorities are still investigating the shooting.

For a list of gun violence resources in Philadelphia, click here.

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