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Gunman Shoots, Kills Philly Resident Outside Home

A gunman shot and killed a 42-year-old man inches from his home in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section overnight.

Gunfire rang out around 11 p.m. Thursday on W Annsbury Street near Lawrence Street.

The victim, who wasn't immediately identified, was shot at least once in the head while standing outside his home. At least four shots were fired from a semi-automatic weapon, said investigators.

Medics rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead a short time later.

Witnesses, including a friend of the victim, gave 25th District police officers a description of two men involved in the shooting along with their vehicle.

The shooter, a male, wore a gray hoodie and dark pants. He entered a white vehicle that fled the scene, witnesses said.

Police stopped a white vehicle about two blocks away on Wingohocking Street. Inside the car was a gray hoodie that matched witnesses’ description. The two occupants were taken into custody for questioning.

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The white vehicle will be impounded. A search warrant was placed as police try to look for the murder weapon.

Investigators didn't immediately reveal a motive for the deadly shooting.

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