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Police fatally shoot armed man in N.E. Philly

A police officer shot and killed a man who was armed with a handgun in Northeast Philadelphia about 10:20 tonight, police said.

A police officer shot and killed a man who was armed with a handgun in Northeast Philadelphia about 10:20 tonight, police said.

The officer and his partner responded to a police radio call about a person with gun on Charles Street near Bridge and ended up chasing the man down the block, said police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore. The cop caught up with the man, Vanore said, but he refused to show his hands to the officers. One of the cops opened fire, wounding the man twice in the chest.

He died at Aria Health-Torresdale at 10:36 p.m., Vanore said. A firearm was found at the scene.