Man, 24, found fatally shot inside crashed car in Kensington, police say
KENSINGTON - Investigators are searching for a gunman after a young man was found shot and killed inside a crashed car Thursday morning in Kensington.
Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 1100 block of East Tioga Street around 3 a.m. after a driver reportedly slammed into several parked cars.
Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that a 24-year-old man, later identified as Josue Polanco, was found slumped over in the driver's seat with fatal gunshot wounds to the back.
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Police are unsure exactly where the man was shot. Small said police investigated reports of a shooting over a mile away, but they did not find a crime scene.
The three parked cars that were hit during the crash were unattended, police said.
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