Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was shot in the back and killed in West Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Officers were called to the 1400 block of North 54th Street just before 1:30 p.m. for reports of a person with a gun, police said.
When they arrived, police found a man in his mid-twenties with a gunshot wound to his back, officials said. Officers took him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 2 p.m.
SkyForce10 was over the scene Wednesday afternoon where at least three police cars could be seen blocking an intersection with yellow tape.
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No weapons were recovered and no one has been arrested yet, police said.
If you have any information about this shooting and crash, please call the Homicide Detectives at 215-686-3334.
You can also submit a tip anonymously by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).
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