Father fatally shoots man in daughter's room in Northeast Philadelphia

A father shot and killed a man he encountered in his daughter's bedroom in their Northeast Philadelphia apartment.

Philadelphia police said the 41-year-old father told investigators he saw a man near his 20-year-old daughter's bed shortly after 11:30 p.m. Monday.

The father said he told that man to stay down as he called 911, and when the 32-year-old man moved, he shot him, police said.

Officers responded to the apartment on the 2700 block of Axe Factory Road. The shooting victim was taken to Aria Health's Torresdale hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m.

The daughter told police the man in her room was her boyfriend, officials said. It wasn't immediately known whether the father knew the man or believed he was an intruder, and investigators are continuing to sort out what happened.

Police said the father is in custody but it's not known yet what charges, if any, will be filed.

Homicide detectives are investigating.

Authorities didn't identify anyone involved in the incident.