Man, 38, shot multiple times and killed in Grays Ferry, police say

A 38-year-old man has died after someone opened fire and shot him multiple times on a street in Grays Ferry.

The shooting happened Thursday evening, just after 5:30, on the 1500 block of South Dover Street, according to officials.

17th District officers responded to the report of a shooting and found the victim in the street, suffering with multiple gunshot wounds across his body.

They rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died a short time after he arrived.

Police are actively investigating the shooting death. They say no arrests have been made and no weapons have been found.

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