Police investigating after man shot in the back in North Philly

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man has been hospitalized after being shot in the back in North Philadelphia on Sunday morning.

Police said it was close to 5 a.m. when officers found the 26-year-old shot in the back along North Hicks Street, near West Lehigh Avenue.

He was taken to the hospital and placed in critical condition.

Almost a dozen shell casings were recovered from the scene. Police, however, have not made any arrests.

Police ask anyone with information to call them.

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