Man Gunned Down While Walking His Dog In Strawberry Mansion, Police Say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police are searching for the suspect who gunned down a man who was walking his dog in Strawberry Mansion. The shooting happened on the 2200 block of North 26th Street just after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Police say someone fired at least four shots and a 58-year-old man walking his dog was hit twice in the chest.
MAN WALKING DOG shot & killed. @phillypolice say a 58y/o man was shot twice in the chest while walking his dog on 2200 block of 26th St in #StrawberryMansion around 10:30 pm Sun. No arrests. Investigators are trying to determine a motive for the shooting. Man's dog is missing. pic.twitter.com/aZhAiidKfU
— Trang Do (@TrangKDo) July 22, 2019
The man was rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officials say the man lived in the neighborhood and at this point they don't know why he was shot.
They are also searching for the man's dog.