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25-Year-Old Killed While Gambling Inside Kensington Convenience Store, Police Say

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man is dead after being shot and killed while gambling inside a Kensington convenience store, according to Philadelphia police. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Tuesday night.

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Witnesses told officers they saw the victim, a 25-year-old man, playing on gambling machines inside the store. That's when the shooter walked up and shot him multiple times in the head, the department said.

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No weapons were recovered from the scene.

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