24-year-old man killed in shootout in Germantown, police say
Shooting leaves 1 man dead in Germantown
Police say the 24-year-old victim was shot several times in the head and torso.
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a homicide in the city's Germantown section.
It happened on the 5100 block of Marion Street near West Ashmead Place around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday.
According to authorities, the 24-year-old man who was shot several times in the head and torso. He was also shot at least once in the face. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.
Police say the victim's last known address was about a block and a half away from where he was found.
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Police found dozens of rifle rounds near the crime scene. At least twenty-five shots were fired from two separate caliber weapons.
"We found twenty-one rifle rounds, clearly long rifle rounds and the other or spent shell casings were handgun rounds, possibly from the semi-automatic handgun we found next to the victim. So, this was clearly some sort of shootout possibly involving the victim firing shots," authorities explained.
A gun was found near the victim's body and police believe that gun belonged to him. The victim was later identified as Kyron A. Howerton.
Homicide investigators are reviewing surveillance videos in an effort to obtain more evidence. So far, no arrests have been made.
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