70-year-old man fatally shot before car crash in North Philadelphia, police say

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 70-year-old man in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police say.

Authorities say officers responded to a car crash in the 4300 block of North 7th Street just before 6:30 p.m. in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood. When they arrived, they found the 70-year-old man inside one of the vehicles with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said.

Officers rushed the victim to Temple University Hospital, where he was succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 6:28 p.m.

Investigators believe the man was shot at a different location before crashing into another vehicle on North 7th Street, police said.

Police are still working to determine whether the man was the intended target or if he was caught in gunfire.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.