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Man killed in shooting in Philly's Frankford neighborhood

A 21-year-old man was killed in an early morning shooting along Glenloch Street in the city's Frankford neighborhood on Monday

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Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was killed in an early morning shooting in the city's Frankford neighborhood on Monday.

According to police, officers responded to the 5000 block of Glenloch Street around 12:45 a.m., to find a 21-year-old man in the roadway after he had been shot several times throughout his torso.

Officials said the victim -- who police identified as Shaquawn McNeil of the city's Frankford section -- was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced at 1:13 a.m.

Law enforcement officials have not detailed a motive in this incident, nor have they said if anyone has yet been arrested in this incident.

However, an investigation, police said, is underway.

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