57-Year-Old Man Shot In Back Of Head, Killed Inside Abandoned Property, Philadelphia Police Say
Police found a 57-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back of his head around 10:20 a.m.
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Police found a 57-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back of his head around 10:20 a.m.
It happened on the 700 block of Lombard Street, shortly after 9:30 a.m.
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The male was transported to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and was treated for a gunshot wound, indicating it may be a juvenile who was injured.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The death came one day after CBS News Philadelphia reported from inside the apartment building, where residents described temperatures approaching 100 degrees inside some units.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency because freezing temperatures this spring damaged crops at local farms.
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