Police are investigating after a teen boy was killed by being shot in the head in North Philadelphia, early Monday morning.
According to law enforcement officials, Keivon Abraham, 16, of Abington, was found along the roadway on the 2400 block of N. Clarion Street in North Philadelphia, after he had been shot once in the head.
Police said Abraham was pronounced on the scene at about 12:22 a.m.
Law enforcement officials said that there has been no arrest yet and no motive is yet known for the incident.
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However, police have said they are looking for a man believed to have been wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt or long sleeve grey shirt, as well as black pants and white sneakers, at the time of the shooting.
Officials said an investigation was ongoing.
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This was the latest shooting involving a child in Philadelphia. Entering Tuesday, children made up about 11% of the more than 725 shooing victims in the city so far in 2023.
Entering Tuesday, at least 165 people had been killed in Philadelphia. That's down about 18% from the same time last year, but still above many recent years.
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