A man is dead after being shot in the leg in West Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, according to a spokesperson with the police department.
The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. on the 600 block of North 56th Street on Feb. 13, police said.
A man in his early sixties suffered one gunshot wound to his right leg, officials said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 6:30 p.m.
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Investigators were able to recover a weapon in connection to this shooting, but have not arrested anyone yet.
The Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit is investigating this incident.
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