SWAT teams were dispatched after a suspected gunman barricaded himself after being involved in a shooting along N. 57th Street, just before noon, left a…
SWAT teams were dispatched after a suspected gunman barricaded himself after being involved in a shooting along N. 57th Street, just before noon, left a 36-year-old man deadPolice are investigating after a late morning shooting on Tuesday, that left a man dead, turned into a barricade situation in West Philadelphia.
According to law enforcement officials, the incident began after a 36-year-old man was shot in the chest along the 500 block of N. 57th Street at about 11:46 a.m. The man -- who police have not yet provided the identity of -- was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced at about 11:59 a.m.
Shortly after this incident, police believe the gunman involved in the incident fled into a property along the 100 block of N. Ruby Street, where police declared a barricade situation at about 12:16 a.m.As of 2 p.m. Philadelphia Police Department SWAT teams had been called to the area and this incident was still ongoing
No arrest has yet been made and no motive was provided by police, but officials said that an investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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