A man died after being shot several times on a North Philadelphia sidewalk Wednesday night, police said.
Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the intersection of Hancock and Lippincott streets in the Fairhill section of North Philly just after 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2025, for reports of gunshots, Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
When officers got to the scene, they found a 47-year-old man laying on the sidewalk on the 3100 block of Hancock Street with gunshot wounds to his head, neck, chest, torso and legs, Small said. He was unresponsive and bleeding heavily.
Police took him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead around 10 p.m., according to Small.
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At the scene, investigators found over 30 spent shell casings from different firearms, Small said.
The area is mostly residential and private surveillance cameras captured what appeared to be a dark-colored SUV stop at the intersection of Hancock and Lippincott streets before four people exited and opened fire north on Hancock, Small explained.
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The suspects were described as all males wearing dark-colored clothing, according to Small. They were last seen leaving the area in that dark-colored SUV.
Small told NBC10 that investigators do not have a motive for this shooting yet, but officials believe the victim was targeted.
Entering Thursday, at least 25 people had been killed so far in Philadelphia in 2025. According to police data, that's the lowest year-to-date total since 2016.
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