An investigation is underway after a man was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old man was found in an alley along the 900 block of West Tabor Road around 5 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:10 p.m.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told NBC10 the victim was beaten to death with a bat and the weapon was recovered.
Investigators believe the ordeal started as a fight inside a home and spilled out onto the street. Karen Witherspoon, a neighbor, told NBC10 she then heard commotion outside her window.
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"I was walking into the living room getting ready to sit down and I heard screams like, 'Help me! Help me! Help me!' I saw a lady over him and she was trying to revive him," Witherspoon said. "And she kept saying, 'Call the police.'"
Police told NBC10 they're currently questioning the man they believe is responsible for the victim's death.
