West Philadelphia

Deadly shooting leads to barricade situation in West Philly home, police say

SWAT teams were dispatched after a suspected gunman barricaded himself after being involved in a shooting along N. 57th Street that left a 36-year-old man dead, police said

A Philadelphia Police Department SWAT truck sits on N. 57th Street during a barricade situation on Tuesday.
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Police are investigating after a late morning shooting on Tuesday, that left a man dead, turned into a barricade situation in West Philadelphia.

According to law enforcement officials, the incident began after a 36-year-old man was shot in the chest along the 500 block of N. 57th Street at about 11:46 a.m.

The man -- who police identified as Terrell Lubin of Southwest Philadelphia on Wednesday -- was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 11:59 a.m.

Shortly after this incident, police believe the gunman involved in the incident fled into a property along the 100 block of N. Ruby Street, where police declared a barricade situation at about 12:16 p.m.

SWAT teams were called to the home but police were unable to find the suspect after checking the property, investigators said.

No arrest has yet been made and no motive was provided by police, but officials said that an investigation into this incident is ongoing.

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