PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 22-year-old man is dead after being shot five times in Fairmount Park Monday afternoon, according to Philadelphia police.
The deadly shooting happened at about 4:10 p.m. on Belmont Avenue near the intersection at Montgomery Drive and South Georges Hill Drive.
Police told KYW Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard that people inside two vehicles were shooting at a silver vehicle at that intersection.
Someone shot the victim twice in the head, twice in the left arm and once in the chest, according to an initial police report. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he died shortly after the shooting.
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Authorities gave no initial word of any arrests or weapons that were recovered from the crime scene.
A silver sedan had numerous apparent bullet holes in at least one window and two doors, and there was evidence of at least seven gunshots. A nearby sign was also heavily damaged.
Police closed roads in the area of the shooting during the high-traffic time of afternoon rush in order to investigate.
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