1 Dead in Chester Shooting

19-year-old fatally shot on West 7th Street

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in Chester early Sunday morning.

Police found the 19-year-old man unconscious and bleeding from the head in the 1000 block of West 7th Street shortly after 1 a.m. The victim was transported to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:30 a.m.

The victim's is name is being withheld by police until his family is notified. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Chester Police Detective Patrick Mullen at (610) 447-8463 or Detective William Gordon at (610) 891-4700.


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