Crime & Safety
Shooting In West Philadelphia's Mill Creek Neighborhood Leaves Man Dead, Police Say
Officers rushed the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:04 p.m., Small said.
A shooting in West Philadelphia's Mill Creek neighborhood left a man dead Thursday night, police said. He appears to be in his 30s or 40s.
The shooting happened on the 4900 block of Reno Street just after 7:30 p.m., according to Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Scott Small.
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Investigators at the scene on the 4900 block of Reno Street found six spent shell casings, including some on the sidewalk or street, from a large caliber semiautomatic weapon or weapons/CBS News Philadelphia
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Small said officers were in the area of Reno Street when they heard gunshots and received a 911 call for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived on the scene and found the man lying on the front steps of a residence, bleeding heavily and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was unresponsive and shot on the left side of his chest and both legs, Small said.
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