
UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov. 10, 9:40 a.m.
The Philadelphia Police Department has confirmed that police officers at LOVE Park for construction of Center City's Christmas Village found a 29-year-old man suffering from several gunshot wounds. The victim's name is being withheld until his family has been notified.
Tuesday's original story follows:
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting at LOVE Park on Tuesday night.
It happened at about 8:45 p.m. near the corner of North 15th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
Authorities say a man was shot once in the head, once in the neck and once in the abdomen.
He was taken to Jefferson Hospital, where he died a short time later.
Police say no one was initially arrested, and no weapon was at first recovered from the scene.
There was also no initial word on the identity of the victim.
