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Arrest in fatal shooting outside TLA concert breaking,philly

Philadelphia police have arrested a Parkside man in a fatal shooting Friday night outside the Theatre of Living Arts on South Street.

Philadelphia police have arrested a Parkside man in a fatal shooting Friday night outside the Theatre of Living Arts on South Street.

Tylee Wilbur, 28, was arrested Saturday in the death of John Green, 25, of West Philadelphia. Police found Green at 8:13 p.m. on the sidewalk at Third Street and South with a gunshot wound in his abdomen. He died about a half-hour later at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Wilbur was charged with murder, firearms violations, and related offenses.

Police said the killing stemmed from an argument, but did not elaborate on what the argument had been about.

The shooting took place two doors down from the TLA, just as concertgoers were arriving for a performance by Chicago rapper Lil Durk and two opening acts, Hypno Carlito and Gunplay.

More than 100 people inside the venue for the show were held there until police finished processing the scene. Police ordered the concert canceled.

Witnesses told police that the shooter had fled in a limousine. A limousine on Columbus Boulevard was later stopped and its occupants questioned by police. Police would not say whether Wilbur had been one of those in the vehicle.

A tour bus parked outside the venue was struck by a bullet in the incident. No one else was injured.