Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in Kensington that killed a 25-year-old man.
Tragedy engulfs a Kensington street after a man was unmercifully shot multiple times and killed by two shooters while he was holding his baby.The violent scene played out on the 3200 block of D Street, officials said, Wednesday evening, just before 6:30.A 24-year-old man was found by officers, out on patrol, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds across his body.Medics rushed the victim to Temple University Hospital, but the wounds were too severe and he died at the hospital.
Medics checked the baby and found the scratches were not due to gunshots and the baby was alright.Police found numerous private surveillance cameras and were able to piece together a portion of the fatal incident.The two shooters were seen in surveillance video wearing all black and on a red scooter riding southbound on D Street. The two were riding the wrong way on the one-way street.They opened fire on the victim, then were last seen northbound on D Street.
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