Officials: Man, 27, fatally shot in North Philadelphia

A 27-year-old man is dead after he was shot in the chest and the neck in North Philadelphia.

Officials say the shooting happened Monday night, just before 8:30, on the 2800 block of North 26th Street.

Responding officers found the 27-year-old man suffering from gunshots to the chest and neck.

The man was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he died. 

He was later identified as Nyher Griffin. 

Police say an investigation is ongoing and they say no arrests have been made nor any weapons recovered.