OLNEY - Tragedy on an Olney street as police investigate the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old male.
Someone approached the 18-year-old on the 400 block of East Roosevelt Boulevard Christmas Eve, around 10:15, officials said.
The suspect shot the victim multiple times before fleeing the scene.
Responding officers rushed him to Einstein Medical Center where he died a short time later.
Police are searching for the young man’s killer.
Philadelphia was the scene of a violent holiday as six people were shot across the city in a very short amount of time, three of whom died from their injuries.
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