Police identify man, 24, shot 18 times and killed in Olney

Philadelphia police have identified a man who died Saturday after he was shot more than a dozen times in the city’s Olney neighborhood. 

Officers responded to a call for a person with a gun around 7 p.m. on the 500 block of West Duncannon Avenue. 

Responding officers found the victim, 24-year-old Angel Rivera suffering from as many as 18 gunshot wounds throughout the body. 

Responding officers transported Rivera to Albert Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later. 

No arrest was made and no arrest was recovered. The investigation is active and ongoing. 

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Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article identified the victim as a 33-year-old male based on information from police. Philadelphia police have since identified the victim as a 24-year-old man. 

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