Police: Man shot in the eye and killed in North Philadelphia
NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in which a man was shot in the eye and killed in North Philadelphia.
Officials said the shooting happened Wednesday evening, around 8:30, on the 2800 block of North Orkney Street.
25th District officers arrived on the scene to find a man shot in the eye.
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Police rushed the man to Temple University Hospital where he died a short time later.
There were few other details regarding the victim. Police say an investigation is ongoing, though no weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made.