Law enforcement officials are investigating after a man died after being assaulted in Southwest Philadelphia early Sunday.
According to police, officers responding to a report of a shooting along the 5500 block of Angora Terrace at about 1:22 a.m., found a 57-year-old man after he had been the victim of an assault.
The man -- who police officials did not provide further identifying details on -- was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced at about 2:21 a.m.
Other than saying the man had been a victim of an assault, law enforcement officials did not detail the nature or severity of the man's injuries, nor did they provide further information on how the incident unfolded.
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No arrests have been made and no weapons were recovered at the scene, but officials said an investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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