88-year-old veteran shot, killed while inside car in West Philadelphia: police

PHILADELPHIA - An 88-year-old man is dead after police say he was shot while inside a vehicle in West Philly Tuesday afternoon. 

According to officials, at around 1:35 p.m. on the 100 block of North Dewey Street, an 88-year-old man was shot twice in the chest while inside a white Hyundai.

The victim was identified as Richard Butler, the family confirmed to FOX 29.

Richard Butler, 89, poses in several photos by himself and alongside family members. Courtesy: Butler family 

Images of the car show the driver’s window smashed. 

He was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 1:56 p.m. 

The elderly victim's family is left devastated with so many questions about his death.

"That's what we wanna know why what is the why," his great-niece Minette Finn said. "Cause this man didn't do anything to anyone and did everything for everyone."

His son, Orlando Butler, said the whole situation is just so sad for him and his family.

"We were just sitting eating dinner together last night, having a ball talking and this is what happened to my father," he said.

No weapons were recovered at the scene and no arrests have been made.

This is an ongoing investigation.