Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Philadelphia's Nicetown section Thursday evening.
According to police, officers responded to the 1900 block of West Hunting Park Avenue at 5:54 p.m. after receiving reports of a person with a gun.
Upon arrival, officers found a man - later identified as 26-year-old Rashaan Harrison-Smith of Philadelphia - suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest, police said.
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He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m., according to police.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing with the Homicide Detective Division.
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