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Cops find burned body in East Mount Airy back yard

Detectives say the 31-year-old may have been shot too

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police made a gruesome discovery Sunday afternoon in a back yard in East Mount Airy.

Officers found the burned body of a 31-year-old man. The cause of death was not clear, but investigators say it looks like he might have been shot.


They found the body in the back yard of a home on East Hortter Street, near Chew Avenue, just before 1 p.m.

Detectives didn't find any weapons at the scene, and they have not made any arrests.

Detectives say the 31-year-old may have been shot too