Man, 46, gunned down in North Philly; 23-year-old suspect arrested

A 46-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night in North Philadelphia, police said.

The shooting occurred just after 10 p.m. at Germantown Avenue and Cambria Street, said Chief Inspector Scott Small. Officers were patrolling nearby and responded quickly enough to see a man running from the scene with a gun.

The officers pursued the suspect on foot and caught him at 11th and Cambria Streets, Small said. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, tried to toss a revolver in some bushes but police recovered it.

Police took the victim, identified Thursday as Jorge Lopez, of the city's Fairhill section, to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:42 p.m.

Authorities did not release the suspect's name Thursday, saying charges had not yet been formally filed. - Robert Moran