Crime & Safety
Man Shot, Killed While Answering Door In South Philly: Police
Police said 40-year-old Richard Jackson died late just before midnight Sunday after being shot once in the chest at a South Philly home.
PHILADELPHIA – A man was shot and killed while answering the door late Sunday night at a South Philadelphia home, according to police.
Police were called to the 2000 block of Norwood Street Sunday for a report of a person with a gun.
On scene, police found a man inside the open doorway of home suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.
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Police said the victim, identified as 40-year-old Richard Jackson, was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center at 11:52 p.m.
The suspect is described as a tall, thin man who was wearing a white shirt and dark pants.
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Action News reports police believe an argument of fight between the victim and the shooter may have happened before the killing.
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