March 13, 2024
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
Police have not shared any known motive or descriptions of anyone involved with the shooting and killing of a man in Brewerytown. Shell casings found near the victim indicate he was shot in close proximity, police say.
Philadelphia police are investigating the shooting and killing of a 40-year-old man in the city's Brewerytown neighborhood.
At 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night, officers responded to a report of a shooting near 30th and Jefferson streets, police said. At the 2900 block of West Oxford Street, they found a 40-year-old man lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to the head. Police said they found three shell casings three feet away.
The man, who authorities have not identified, was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:18 p.m.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said the shell casings found indicate that the shooter or shooters were in close proximity to the victim when they fired shots, per CBS Philadelphia.
Philadelphia police have not indicated if there are any known motives or descriptions of any suspects at this time, only saying that the investigation is active within the Homicide Detectives Division.
Statistics from the Philadelphia Police Department show that there have been 58 recorded homicides in the city this year as of Wednesday. Homicides are down 31% compared with last year, with police recording 84 homicides by this time in 2023.
