Homeless man found beaten to death outside Convention Center

Homeless man found beaten to death outside Convention Center
A homeless man was found beaten to death outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in the early morning of April 20, 2021. A pipe was found near the body. Photo credit Tim Jimenez/KYW Newsradio

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A homeless man was found beaten to death outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center early Tuesday morning.

The victim, a 48-year-old man, was found unresponsive around 7:30 a.m. along 13th Street, near Arch Street. A pipe was found near the body.

The Convention Center still serves as FEMA’s COVID-19 vaccination site in Philadelphia.

Homicide detectives are on scene and pulling surveillance video in the area.

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