Man, 36, hospitalized after being shot 8 times in Kensington, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in the hospital after Philadelphia police say he was shot Monday afternoon in Philadelphia.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on the unit block of East Silver Street.

Police say the victim, a 36-year-old man, was shot as many as eight times throughout the body. He was taken to Temple University Hospital by responding officers.