Crime and Courts

Man Dead After Juniata Park Shooting

An, as yet unidentified, man is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning along Lawndale Street

Police respond to a deadly shooting in Juniata Park on Saturday.
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Philadelphia police said a man has died after a shooting that occurred in the early morning on Saturday in the city's Juniata Park neighborhood.

According to police, officers responded to a home along the 4300 block of Lawndale Street, shortly before 1 a.m., where they found a person -- who has not yet been identified -- in a rear alley, unresponsive after being shot.

Homicide detectives confirmed a short time later that the individual had died.

Investigators said that man was walking in the alleyway with two other men who, at some point, produced weapons and fired multiple times at the victim before they fled the scene on foot. 

Police said they have made no arrests and, at this point, have no motive for the killing.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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