PHILADELPHIA - A deadly discovery has launched a shooting investigation in North Philadelphia Tuesday morning.
Police found a body laying in a vacant lot when they were called to the 3000 block of North 16th Street around 2:30 a.m.
The 28-year-old, later identified as Keith Roberson of Penllyn, Pennsylvania, was found with gunshot wounds to the face, body and right hand.
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Three spent shell casings were also found at the scene.
A motive is unknown, and a suspect description has yet to be released.
Police say the investigation and active and ongoing with the Philadelphia Police Department's homicide unit.