44-year-old man shot multiple times and killed on North Philadelphia street, police say
NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A 44-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed on the street in North Philadelphia, officials said.
The shooting happened on the 2000 block of West Susquehanna Avenue Wednesday afternoon, just before 4 p.m., according to authorities.
The man, later identified as Brian Scott, was shot multiple times in the chest out on the street by an unknown gunman.
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He was taken to Temple in a private vehicle and died a short time after arriving.
Police are actively investigating possible motives.
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