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Two men have died after being shot Friday near the University Neighborhood, the Syracuse Police Department confirmed.

Stephen Phelps-Martans, 37, was shot on the 300 block of Westcott Street shortly before 2:45 p.m., SPD confirmed in a press release. Hakeem Phillips, 31, was shot on the 2000 block of East Fayette Street just after 10 p.m. The locations of the two shootings are a 10 minute walk apart.

Both men were transported in serious condition to Upstate University Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

In both incidents, SPD officers responded to calls in the area and found the two men shot in the mid-section. Police had blocked off parts of Westcott Street by 6:45 p.m.

SPD’s investigation of both shootings is ongoing.