A 53-year-old man was shot and wounded last night in East Falls, police said.

Police responded to McMichael Terrace near Defense where they found the victim shot once in each leg about 8:30, cops said. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he was listed in stable condition, cops said. The motive for the shooting was unknown and police reported no arrests.

He pointed gun, cops shoot

Police have charged a Pottstown man with aggravated assault after two police officers shot him when, cops say, he pointed a gun at them outside a store in Kensington Tuesday night.

Steven Geser, 27, remained in critical condition yesterday at Temple University Hospital after the 8 p.m. incident at B and Ontario streets, police said. Geser allegedly pointed the gun at several civilians in the area too, police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore said. The officers shot him in the abdomen when he pointed his gun at them, Vanore said.

The bloodshed began about 11 a.m., when a 32-year-old bicyclist was shot numerous times - at least once in the head - by two young men who were also on bikes on Pine Street near 59th in West Philly, police said. The victim, whom police did not identify, died at the scene.

About 20 minutes later, a 36-year-old man was shot in the arm on Frazier Street near Chester Avenue in Kingsessing, said Lt. John Walker of Southwest Detectives. The victim was listed in critical condition last night at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

A 32-year-old man was wounded several times on Eastwick Terrace near 54th Street in Southwest Philly about 3 p.m., Walker said, and admitted to HUP in critical condition.

An hour later, a 35-year-old man was shot in the shoulder while he was driving near 52nd Street and Woodland Avenue. He was treated at HUP and released, Walker said.

About 5 p.m., a man was chased and shot by an unknown gunman on Ditman Street near Sanger in the Northeast, said Chief Inspector Scott Small. The victim ran to a friend's house on nearby Cheltenham Avenue and was later admitted in critical condition to Aria Health's Torresdale hospital.

Three hours later, Small said, a 26-year-old man was shot in the thigh at Rising Sun Avenue near Comly Street. He was admitted to Albert Einstein Medical Center in stable condition. Police recovered three weapons at the crime scene, Small said.

At 8:15 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the stomach at 17th and Dauphin streets in North Philadelphia, Small said. The victim was admitted to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.

Staff writer Stephanie Farr contributed to this report.

A 55-year-old man was shot and wounded during an attempted robbery in Tioga yesterday afternoon, police said. The unidentified victim was shot three times in the abdomen on Pike Street near Germantown Avenue about 2:30 p.m., police said. He was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

Body found in NE park

A decomposed body was found in Pennypack Park about 1:45 p.m. yesterday. Police said the body, which appeared to be that of a man in his early 50s, was discovered on Sandyford Road near Brous Avenue. It was unclear how the man had died, police said.

Slain W. Phila. bicyclist ID'd

The 32-year-old bicyclist who was fatally shot in West Philly on Wednesday was identified by police yesterday as Rasul Gresham.

Gresham, of 59th Street near Larchwood Avenue, was shot several times by men who were also on bikes about 11 a.m. at 59th and Pine streets. He died at the scene. The killers were still on the loose. Tipsters can contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or -3335.