A man and a woman were shot and killed in North Philadelphia Saturday

Police are investigating after a man and a woman were shot and killed in North Philadelphia early Saturday evening, police said.

The shooting happened on the 2300 block of North 18th Street around 5:31 p.m. Saturday, according to police.

Officer Tanya Little, a spokesperson for the police department, said police took the man and woman to Temple University Hospital, where they were pronounced dead at 5:54 p.m.

A firearm was recovered at the scene, Little said. She said the motive for the shooting was unknown.