Police search for suspect in deadly shooting in North Philly Saturday night

Shooting in North Philly
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man in North Philly Saturday night.

The shooting happened around 8:00 p.m. on the 1500 block of West Boston Street.

According to Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace, who spoke to our partners at NBC10, the man was sitting in the driver’s seat of a blue car when another man approached with a handgun and fired shots.

The victim was shot in the head, according to Pace, and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police have not identified a motive. An investigation is underway.

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