Man, 32, dead after North Philly shooting
Police on Friday identified the slain man as 32-year-old Anthony Lewis. Homicide detectives are seeking suspects and a motive.
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A 32-year-old man was fatally wounded in a street shooting late Thursday afternoon in North Philadelphia.
Police on Friday identified the slain man as Anthony Lewis.
Police said the gunfire erupted just before 4:40 p.m. at 24th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, about a block from where Lewis lived.
Officers on foot patrol about a block away heard the gunshots and found him suffering from numerous bullet wounds to his neck, chest, back, and arms, Chief Inspector Scott Small said. Police rushed Lewis to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:48 p.m.
Police recovered nine spent shell casings at the scene. Investigators were checking surveillance cameras in the area for any footage showing the assailant, Small said.
No arrests had been made as of Friday. The motive for the killing wasn't known, police said.