Police: Man critical after being shot in the head in Kensington

Authorities say a man is fighting for his life after he was shot in the head Friday night in Kensington.

Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the area of F and Tioga streets around 8 p.m. for reports of gunshots. 

According to police, 26-year-old Rahssan Patterson was found with a gunshot wound to the head on the 600 block of East Tioga Street. 

Officers drove Patterson to Temple University Hospital, where he was placed in critical condition. 

No arrests were reported immediately following the shooting.