Man dies after he was found shot inside vehicle in Chester
CHESTER, Pa. - A 31-year-old man has died after police in Chester say he was found suffering from a gunshot wound in his car.
Officers from the City of Chester Police Department were dispatched to the area of 9th and Kerlin Streets for a report of shots fired around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night.
Officers arrived on the scene and found a severely damaged Chevrolet Lumina on the sidewalk on the 800 block of Concord Avenue. When offices checked the vehicle they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso inside.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and has since been identified as 31-year-old Walter Leroy Clark Jr.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them. The investigation is ongoing.
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