28-Year-Old Dead Following Frankford Shooting: Police

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police are investigating after a 28-year-old man was shot and killed in the Frankford section of the city.

The shooting happened on the 5000 block of Hawthorne Street just before 6:30 Sunday evening.

Police say the 28-year-old was shot once in the back.

He was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.