A Bucks County man was shot and killed during an argument inside a Philadelphia auto body shop Wednesday morning, Philadelphia police said.
Police said officers arrived to the shop along Josephine Street in the Frankford neighborhood just after 8:20 a.m. to find Carlos Merced shot multiple times in his chest, stomach, arm and buttocks.
Officers rushed the 56-year-old Feasterville, Pennsylvania, resident to the hospital where he died a short time later, police said.
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Police announced a short time later that an arrest was made.
On Thursday, police said Jose Ortiz Rodriguez shot Merced during an argument. Police charged the 53-year-old man who lives in the Kensington neighborhood with murder and weapons charges.
It was unclear if Rodriguez had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Entering Thursday, at least 20 homicides had been reported so far in 2023, according to Philadelphia police data. That's down 38% from the same time last year, which wound up being the second deadliest on record in Philadelphia.
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