Police are investigating after a man was killed as he exited a corner store just a block away from his home in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood on Saturday night.
According to police, officers responded to a report of a shooting at the intersection of 26th and York Streets at about 9:46 p.m., where they found 34-year-old Richard Coles, who had been shot once in the torso.
Officials said Coles died shortly after he was taken to a nearby hospital.
However, law enforcement officials said that investigators were able to obtain surveillance video of the incident that reportedly shows Coles exiting a store at that intersection after purchasing a beverage.
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As he stepped out of the store, police said, the video shows that Coles was ambushed by a gunman dressed in all black who fired three shots.
The gunman, police said, can be seen in surveillance video, attempting to fire a fourth time, but the gun seemed to jam and he ran off before police responded to the scene.
Coles, police said, was just a block from his home when he was shot.
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Investigators said they found three spent shell casings at the scene, consistent with how the incident unfolded on the video that police have reviewed.
No arrest has been made and no motive has been detailed by police, but, officials said, an investigation is ongoing.
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