Crime & Safety
Man Dies After Being Shot In Head In East Mt Airy: Police
A man in his 20s was found suffering from gunshot wounds to his head just before midnight Tuesday, police said. No one has been arrested.
MT AIRY, PA – A man is dead after being shot in the head late Tuesday night in East Mt. Airy, according to Philadelphia Police.
Police said they were called to the 6600 block of Blakemore Street at about 11:55 p.m. for a report of a person with a gun and a shooting.
Upon arrival, police found a man in his 20s lying unresponsive on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to the head, police said.
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The man was rushed to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:24 a.m., according to police.
Police have not made an arrest but said the suspect is possibly a lighter-complexion black man between 18 and 30 years old with a medium build.
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